Appeal No. 1997-2291
Application No. 08/422,667
Van Gorkum 2 0 400 750 Dec. 5,
1990
(European Patent Application)
Claims 13 through 42 stand rejected under the first
paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 for failing to provide an
enabling disclosure.
Claims 13, 21 through 25, 27, 36 through 38, 41 and 42
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Van Gorkum in view of Chang.
Claims 13 through 15, 17 through 24, 26 through 37 and 39
through 45 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Morimoto in view of Lyamikschev and Knapp
‘079.
Claims 13 through 15, 28 through 30, 33 and 43 through 45
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Freeman in view of Knapp ‘108 and Knapp ‘079.
Reference is made to the brief and the answer for the
respective positions of the appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
2To avoid confusion, we will use the incorrect spelling
of Van Gorkom’s name on this reference.
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