Ex parte CHANG et al. - Page 9




          Appeal No. 1998-1094                                                        
          Application 08/497,064                                                      


          claim 14 over Neff.                                                         
          In conclusion, we reverse the Examiner’s final rejection                    
          under 35 U.S.C. § 102 of claims 1, 3 and 4 over Dupressoir,                 
          and of claims 1, 3 to 5 and 7 to 13 over Neff.  We also                     
          reverse the final rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 of claims 5               
          to 20 over Dupressoir and APA, and of claim 14 over Neff.                   
          REVERSED                                                                    





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          PSL/ki                                                                      


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