Ex Parte DOPATKA - Page 15

                Appeal No. 2001-0544                                                 Page 15                  
                Application No. 08/195,048                                                                    

                                                     Summary                                                  
                      We reverse the rejections for obviousness because the cited references                  
                do not support a prima facie case under 35 U.S.C. § 103.  However, we affirm                  
                the rejection of claim 25 as lacking adequate descriptive support because the                 
                specification does not provide adequate descriptive support for the scope of the              
                claim.  Thus, claims 14, 15, and 19-22 are not subject to any outstanding                     
                rejection.                                                                                    


                                            AFFIRMED IN PART                                                  



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                EG/dym                                                                                        







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