Appeal No. 1997-3919 Application 08/392,160 Thus, 37 C.F.R. § 1.192 provides that this board is not under any greater burden than the court which is not under any burden to raise and/or consider such issues. Therefore, we are not required to raise and/or consider such issues. In view of the foregoing, the decision of the Examiner rejecting claim 5 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed; however, the decision of the Examiner rejecting claims 1 through 4 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed. In addition, the decision of the Examiner rejecting claims 1 through 4 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, is reversed. 15Page: Previous 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007