Ex parte FERLA et al. - Page 7




                  Appeal No. 1999-2578                                                                                                                    
                  Application No. 08/811,363                                                                                                              


                           We will not sustain the rejection of claims 19-34 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 since the                                              
                  examiner has not addressed each and every claim limitation and, hence, has failed to                                                    
                  establish a prima facie case of obviousness with regard to the instant claimed subject                                                  
                  matter.                                                                                                                                 
                           We have not sustained the rejection of claims 19-34 under either 35 U.S.C.                                                     
                  § 112, first paragraph, or 35 U.S.C. § 103.                                                                                             
                           Accordingly, the examiner’s decision is reversed.                                                                              


                                                               REVERSED                                                                                   


                                             ERROL A. KRASS                                        )                                                      
                                             Administrative Patent Judge                           )                                                      
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                                             JERRY SMITH                                           )     APPEALS                                          
                                             Administrative Patent Judge                           )       AND                                            
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                                             PARSHOTAM S. LALL                                     )                                                      
                                             Administrative Patent Judge                           )                                                      

                  eak/vsh                                                                                                                                 


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