Ex parte SUMMERFELT et al. - Page 6




          Appeal No. 1998-1077                                       Page 6           
          Application No. 08/458,999                                                  


          comply with the § 112 written description requirement must be               
          determined on a case-by-case basis.  See Vas-Cath Inc. v.                   
          Mahurkar, 935 F.2d 1555, 1562, 19 USPQ2d 1111, 1116 (Fed. Cir.              
          1991).                                                                      
               The examiner (answer, pages 4, 7 and 8) argues that                    
          appellants’ specification does not provide support for forming              
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