Appeal No. 1997-0704
Application No. 08/324,855
previously noted, to show the conventional use of stabilizers
and antioxidants as recited in claims 51-54 on appeal). The
examiner finds that Kistner teaches the claimed method
"including the specific ethylenically unsaturated monomers"
(Answer, page 8, citing column 4, lines 17-66). Again we note
that Kistner discloses "at least one polymerizable acrylic
compound" while listing many examples (column 4, line 22, with
the examples at column 4, lines 29-49). Included in this list
are monomers from each class of monomers recited in claim 35
on appeal. However, Kistner does not teach that the monomers
recited in claim 35 on appeal are preferred (column 4, lines
50-66); does not exemplify any monomers from the second class;
does not exemplify any combinations of monomers from each
class as recited in claim
35 on appeal; and does not disclose/suggest the recited amount
of the second class of monomers as found in claim 35 on
appeal. The examiner has not met the initial burden of
establishing the
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