Appeal No. 1998-2732 Application No. 08/244,163 Interconnect Planning Corp. v. Feil, 774 F.2d 1132, 1138, 227 USPQ 543, 547 (Fed. Cir. 1985); W. L. Gore & Assoc. v. Garlock, Inc., 721 F.2d 1540, 1553, 220 USPQ 303, 312-13 (Fed. Cir. 1983). In summary, the examiner’s rejection of claims 1 through 3, 5, 7, 9 through 13, and 15 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Russell in view of Preto and the appellants’ admissions regarding the prior art is reversed. The decision of the examiner is reversed. REVERSED TERRY J. OWENS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT PAUL LIEBERMAN ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ROMULO H. DELMENDO ) Administrative Patent Judge ) 8Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007