Appeal No. 1997-2014 Application No. 07/959,995 California Prune Board, “Utilization of Dried Plums in Reduced-Fat/Cholesterol-Free Bakery Products,” Research Report, dated 1992. Claims 1 through 11 and 13 through 19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Dobbin in view of Fahlen and Matz. Claims 1 through 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the California Prune Board reference. According to the appellant (e.g., see page 2 of the Brief and page 2 of the Reply Brief), the claims on appeal are grouped separately as follows: (1) claims 1, 4, 5; (2) claims 2, 3, 8-12; (3) claims 6, 7; and (4) claims 13-20. We refer to the several Briefs and Answers of record for a complete exposition of the opposing viewpoints expressed by the appellant and the examiner concerning the above noted rejections. OPINION 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007