Appeal No. 1998-2045
Application 08/402,374
considered with Togashi and Asars, and considered further with
Holmberg.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the
examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for
the respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on
appeal, the rejections advanced by the examiner and the
evidence of obviousness relied upon by the examiner as support
for the rejections. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken
into consideration, in reaching our decision, the appellants’
arguments set forth in the briefs along with the examiner’s
rationale in support of the rejections and arguments in
rebuttal set forth in the examiner’s answer.
It is our view, after consideration of the record before
us, that the examiner has failed to establish a case of
obviousness-type double patenting of the appealed claims. We
are also of the view that the evidence relied upon and the
level of skill in the particular art would not have suggested
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