Appeal No. 98-1012
Serial No. 08/117,342
claimed mechanism for doing so.
We are not persuaded that Edberg, which teaches a medium
with agents that suppress yeast and Gram-positive bacteria and
include nutrient-indicators that preferentially metabolize and
grow those organisms one seeks to detect, overcomes the
deficiencies of Manafi; namely Manafi=s lack of an agent to
suppress the growth of Gram-negative non-coliform bacteria.
Since this is a required element of the claimed medium, a
prima facie case has not been established.
For the reasons stated, the rejection involving Manafi is
likewise reversed.
We note that claims 4 and 5 appear to be substantial
duplicates of claims 26 and 27. Further disposition of this
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