Appeal No. 1999-2030 Page 2
Application No. 08/423,077
The appellant's invention relates generally to
preoperative tissue localization apparatus (specification, p.
1). A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the
appendix to the appellant's brief.
The prior art of record relied upon by the examiner in
rejecting the appealed claims are:
Kolff 5,370,640 Dec. 6,
1994
(filed July 1, 1993)
The prior art as described in pages 1-3 of the appellant's
specification (Admitted Prior Art).
Claims 1 to 3, 5 to 8, 10 to 13 and 15 to 20 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by
Kolff.
Claims 4, 9 and 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Kolff.
Claims 21 and 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Kolff in view of Admitted Prior Art.
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