Appeal No. 1997-0926
Application No. 08/552,045
interfere with the ability of the polysiloxane component to
crosslink. There is simply no teaching in either Soper or
Scarpelli that vitamin E or vitamin E acetate has the same
"innocuous" effect as silicone oil. Thus, absent the
appellants’ own disclosure, we can think of no reason why one
of ordinary skill in this art would have been motivated to
combine the diverse teachings of Wong and Soper or Scarpelli
as the examiner has proposed. Accordingly, we will not
sustain the examiner's rejection of claims 1 through 3.
The Rejection of Claims 4-9 Under 35 U.S.C. § 103
Over Wong in view of Soper, Scarpelli and Hyans
For the reasons set forth above, we will also not sustain
the rejection of claims 4 through 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 103
based on Wong, Soper, Scarpelli and Hyans.
CONCLUSION
To summarize, all of the rejections of claims 1 through 9
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