Appeal No. 1998-2941 Page 21
Application No. 08/061,985
Reexamination Control No. 90/003,682
The examiner determined (answer, p. 8) that
Either one of the News and Observer article or the PSA
reference discloses an aseptically packaged liquid whole
egg having a refrigerated shelf life of up to three
months.
We agree with the examiner that the News & Observer
article and the PSA abstract disclose every feature of claim
20.
The appellants argue (brief, pp. 161-164) that the News &
Observer article and the PSA abstract are not enabling
disclosures. The appellants' arguments are unpersuasive since
the appellants have not submitted any evidence that the News &
Observer article and the PSA abstract are nonenabling. Thus,
the appellants have not met their burden of establishing that
the News & Observer article and the PSA abstract are
nonenabling.
The appellants argue (brief, p. 164) that the examiner's
application of the PSA abstract in the present application is
inconsistent with the treatment of claims in the related
reissue application (Application No. 07/880,899). Such
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