Appeal No. 1998-1893
Application 08/088,125
F.2d 742, 745, 180 USPQ 324, 326 (CCPA 1974). The reason is that
the Patent and Trademark Office is not able to manufacture and
compare products. See Best, 562 F.2d at 1255, 195 USPQ at 434;
In re Brown, 459 F.2d 531, 535, 173 USPQ 685, 688 (CCPA 1972).
The appellant has not provided such evidence. Accordingly, we
affirm the rejection of claim 20.4
DECISION
The rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103 of claims 18, 19, 26
and 27 over Macpherson in view of METHOCEL Cellulose Ethers
Technical Handbook, METHOCEL Food Gums, Wittwer, Niwa, Nagasawa,
Chilton, Itaru, Kuniharu, Shigeo, Katsuhiro and Food Packaging,
claim 21 over these references further in view of Schroeder and
Sandylion Sticker Designs, and claim 24 over the references
applied to claims 18, 19, 26 and 27, further in view of Golchert
and Schroeder, are reversed. The rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103
of claim 20 over Macpherson in view of METHOCEL Cellulose Ethers
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