Ex parte MURAMATSU et al. - Page 4




                 Appeal No. 1997-1892                                                                                                                   
                 Application 08/209,638                                                                                                                 


                 portions.                                                                                                                              
                          There is no art rejection on appeal.                                                                                          
                          Claims 4 to 7, 12 and 13  stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.                                                                      
                 § 112, first paragraph.                                                                                                                




                          Reference is made to Appellants’ briefs  and the                      2                                                       
                 Examiner's answer for their respective positions.                                                                                      
                                                                     OPINION                                                                            
                          We have considered the record before us and we will                                                                           
                 reverse the rejection of claims 4 to 7, 12 and 13 under 35                                                                             
                 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph.                                                                                                         
                          The test for enablement is whether one skilled in the art                                                                     
                 could make and use the claimed invention from the disclosure                                                                           
                 coupled with information known in the art without undue                                                                                
                 experimentation.  See United States v. Telectronics, Inc., 857                                                                         
                 F.2d 778, 785, 8 USPQ2d 1217, 1223 (Fed. Cir. 1988), cert.                                                                             
                 denied, 109 S.Ct. 1954 (1989); In re Stephens, 529 F.2d 1343,                                                                          


                          2A reply brief was filed as paper no. 14 and its entry                                                                        
                 approved by the Examiner without any further response [paper                                                                           
                 no. 16].                                                                                                                               
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