Ex parte DONOVAN - Page 3




          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.                                                                 


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