Appeal No. 2000-0346 Application No. 08/868,353 a reasonable expectation that the proposed modification would be successful). That is, these references contain no suggestion, or reasonable expectation of success, for providing the composition of De Long with a N-methylol-based polyacrylic of the type disclosed in Wierer or Druschke or Mirle or alternatively for providing the composition of Wierer or Druschke or Mirle with a polyalkyleneimine of the type taught by De Long. For the above stated reasons, we also cannot sustain any of the section 103 rejections advanced by the examiner in this appeal. The decision of the examiner is reversed. REVERSED EDWARD C. KIMLIN ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT BRADLEY R. GARRIS ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) THOMAS A. WALTZ ) Administrative Patent Judge ) /vsh 5Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007