Appeal No. 2001-0127
Application No. 09/121,636
claim 1 is significantly broader in scope. For example, the
appellants' relied upon evidence does not include a showing that
a polymer having a Tg of 35-43°C and containing 10-40% by weight
of methyl methacrylate, 30-59% of butyl methacrylate, 1% of
isobutyl methacrylate, 20% by weight of acetoacetoxy ethyl
methacrylate, and 10% by weight of acrylic acid would provide
results that are comparable to those reported for Polymers B
and D.
For these reasons and those set forth in the answer, we
affirm the examiner’s rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) of all
the appealed claims as unpatentable over Anton.
The decision of the examiner is affirmed.
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