Appeal No. 1997-1560 Application 08/257,813 differences, a same invention double patenting rejection1 under 35 U.S.C. § 101 is improper, and is reversed. DECISION The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 18 through 22 under the second paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 is reversed. The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 18 through 24 under the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 is reversed. The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 18 through 24 under 35 U.S.C. § 101 is reversed. REVERSED It appears that a judicially-created, obvious-type double patenting rejection1 would have been more appropriate. 5Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007