Appeal No. 1998-0626 Application No. 08/593,114 instances of state elements are pointed to by multiple graphics state objects. The Examiner relies on the following references: Doyle et al. (Doyle) 5,097,411 Mar. 17, 1992 Epard et al. (Epard) 5,241,625 Aug. 31, 1993 Zimmerman EPO 0 027 566 Apr. 29, 1981 Claims 5 and 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Doyle in view of Zimmerman. Claim 7 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Doyle and Zimmerman, and further in view of Epard. Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellant and the Examiner, reference is made to the brief and answer for the respective details thereof. OPINION After a careful review of the evidence before us, we will not sustain the rejection of claims 5 through 7 under 35 U.S.C. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007