Appeal No. 1995-1303 Application 08/004,603 Rajadhyaksha, suffice it to say the examiner has not explained with adequate specificity why it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to modify the saturated chain of the compounds of that reference with the specific unsaturated chain required by the claims on appeal. Again, oleic acid is used as a stand-alone compound in the composition of Francoeur. The decision of the examiner is reversed. REVERSED ) William F. Smith ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT Toni R. Scheiner ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES Eric Grimes ) Administrative Patent Judge ) 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007