Appeal No. 1998-2847 Page 4
Application No. 08/521,873
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellants regarding the above-noted
rejections, we make reference to the final rejection (Paper
No. 8, mailed February 3, 1997) and the examiner's answer
(Paper No. 21, mailed May 7, 1998) for the examiner's complete
reasoning in support of the rejections, and to the appellants'
brief for the appellant's arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to the appellants' specification and
claims, to the applied prior art reference, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellants and the
examiner. As a consequence of our review, we make the
determinations which follow.
The indefiniteness rejection
2(...continued)
1997), the appellants state that the appeal with respect to
claims 1 and 27 is withdrawn with respect to the 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) rejection.
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