Appeal No. 2000-1491 Page 3
Application No. 09/067,811
Sugiyama JP 61-124455 June 12, 19861
Kasahara JP 06-171755 June 21, 19942
Claims 1 to 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112 as
being based on an inadequate disclosure and containing new
matter.
Claims 1 to 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Bannai or Sugiyama or Kasahara.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellants regarding the above-noted
rejections, we make reference to the answer (Paper No. 13,
mailed February 11, 2000) for the examiner's complete
reasoning in support of the rejections, and to the brief
(Paper No. 12, filed February 2, 2000) for the appellants'
arguments thereagainst.
1A copy of the translation of Sugiyama provided by the
USPTO is attached for the appellants' convenience.
2A copy of the translation of Kasahara provided by the
USPTO is attached for the appellants' convenience. We direct
the examiner's and the appellants' attention to Figure 7 of
Kasahara and the related discussion thereof found on pages 3-4
of the translation.
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