Appeal No. 2000-0002 Application 08/848,477 herein claimed are, in fact, prepared by the process of his earlier issued patent, we find that the products would have at least been prima facie obvious from the claims of appellant's prior patent. Accordingly, the rejection of the claims on the grounds of obviousness-type double patenting is affirmed. SUMMARY The examiner's rejection of the appealed claims under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103 is reversed. The examiner's rejection of the claims on the grounds of obviousness-type double patenting is affirmed. The decision of the examiner is AFFIRMED. No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 C.F.R. § 1.136(a). AFFIRMED ANDREW H. METZ ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) 14Page: Previous 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007