Appeal No. 98-2417
Application 08/570,894
Rather than reiterate the examiner's full statement of
the above-noted rejections and the conflicting viewpoints
advanced by the examiner and appellant regarding those
rejections, we make reference to the final rejection (Paper
No. 12, mailed June 20, 1997) and the examiner's answer (Paper
No. 18, mailed March 19, 1998) for the examiner's reasoning in
support of the rejections, and to appellant's brief (Paper No.
17, filed February 19, 1998) for appellant's arguments
thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to appellant's specification and claims,
to the applied prior art references, and to the respective
positions articulated by appellant and the examiner. As a
consequence of our review, we have made the determinations
which follow.
As a preliminary matter, we observe that the review
sought by appellant with regard to the first four issues
enumerated on pages 5 and 6 of the brief, respectively
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