Appeal No. 1997-4422 Application 08/269,797 Furthermore, the multitude of art references applied by the examiner is not in accordance with MPEP § 706.02, CHOICE OF PRIOR ART, BEST AVAILABLE (p 700-10). Prior art rejections should be confined strictly to the best available art. The examiner’s rejections have completely failed in conforming with this guideline. MPEP § 706.02, Rev. 1, Feb. 2000. CONCLUSION In view of the above, we reverse all of the rejections of record based upon our findings above. REVERSED BRADLEY R. GARRIS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) THOMAS A. WALTZ ) BOARD OF PATENT Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) Beverly A. Pawlikowski ) Administrative Patent Judge ) SLD 7Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007