Appeal No. 1998-1094
Application 08/497,064
(German Patent Application)
Admitted Prior Art, Figs. 1 to 3 of the specification (APA) 1
Claims 1, 3 and 4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102
over Dupressoir.
Claims 1, 3 to 5 and 7 to 13 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102 over Neff.
Claims 5 to 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over
Dupressoir in view of APA.
Claim 14 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Neff.
Rather than repeat the positions and the arguments of
Appellants and the Examiner, we make reference to the brief
and the answer for their respective positions.
OPINION
We have considered the rejections advanced by the
1The Examiner does not list APA as a reference relied on
in the answer, however, it is relied on in the final rejection
[paper no. 5]. Since the answer incorporates the final
rejection by reference, APA is considered among the references
relied on.
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