Appeal No. 1999-1663
Application No. 08/715,221
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellant regarding the above-noted
rejections, we make reference to the examiner’s answer (Paper
No. 25, mailed January 20, 1999) for the examiner's complete
reasoning in support of the rejections, and to the appellants’
brief (Paper No. 23, filed November 12, 1998) and reply brief
(Paper No. 26, filed March 22, 1999) for the appellants’
arguments thereagainst.
The appellants submit (brief, page 9) that the claims on
appeal do not stand or fall together.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, 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.
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