Appeal No. 1996-0683
Application 08/116,938
of activated carbon for the preparation of
unsaturated fluorocarbons by defluorinating
perfluoro compounds.
While the former shows preparation of a fluorinated compound
similar to that claimed, the latter indicates that
synthesizing various fluorine-substituted alkenes are known.
If the claimed compound described in the Zhanxun references is
no more than the isomerized product of the former or the
hydrogenated product of the latter, a prima facie case of
enablement may be demonstrated with respect to the Zhanxun
references. Note also that we have not considered the merits
of Hudlicky and Sheppard since they were not relied upon in
the statement of the rejection provided in the Answer.
Upon return of this application, the examiner is to
determine whether any combination of the Zhanxun and the
above-mention references affect the patentability of the
claimed subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b). This
determination necessarily requires consideration of the above-
mention references, together with the Zhanxun references, for
the purpose of determining enablement of the Zhanxun
references under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph. Any prior
art references relied upon by the examiner must be included in
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