Appeal No. 1997-2700
Application 08/307,249
413, 425, 208 USPQ 871, 881 (CCPA 1981); In re Merck & Co.,
Inc., 800 F.2d 1091, 1097, 231 USPQ 375, 380 (Fed. Cir. 1986).
In view of the above discussion, the Examiner’s obviousness
rejection of dependent claims 7, 17, and 23 is sustained.
In summary, we have sustained each of the Examiner’s
rejections of the claims on appeal. Therefore, the decision
of the Examiner rejecting claims 1-24 is affirmed.
No time period for taking any subsequent action in
connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR
§ 1.136(a).
AFFIRMED
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