Appeal No. 1998-2893
Application 08/467,552
(“absence from the reference of any claimed element negates
anticipation”). The rejection is therefore withdrawn.
In summary, the request is granted to the extent that:
(1) the decision (Paper No. 40) is vacated insofar as it
included any consideration of claims 1, 2, 5 to 7, 16, 17 and
19 to 21, the appeal as to those claims having been withdrawn;
(2) the examiner’s decision to reject claims 8, 9, 12 to 15,
22, 23 and 25 to 28 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) remains reversed;
(3) the rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) pursuant to 37 CFR
1.196(b) is withdrawn.
GRANTED
IAN A. CALVERT )
Administrative Patent Judge )
)
)
) BOARD OF PATENT
CHARLES E. FRANKFORT )
Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND
)
3
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007