Appeal No. 1999-2507
Application No. 08/967,367
comments primarily for emphasis.
Brekner and/or Yamamoto in view of Laughner
As correctly found by the examiner (examiner's answer, page
4), Brekner describes cycloolefin copolymers encompassed by
appealed claim 9 (e.g., an ethylene-norbornene copolymer), which
are particularly suitable for the production of extruded parts,
such as films, tubes, rods and fibers, and for the production of
injection-molded articles. (Column 2, line 25 to column 4, line
61; column 9, lines 48-52.) Brekner further teaches that the
cycloolefin copolymer can be used together with a wide variety of
polymers (e.g., styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers) in the
preparation of polymer alloys, which are favorable for certain
applications. (Column 10, lines 1-21.)
Yamamoto describes a thermoplastic resin composition, which
exhibit excellent characteristics in terms of rigidity, dimension
accuracy, impact resistance, and light resistance,
comprising a polymer comprising recurring units of a particular
polycyclic (meth)acrylate and a soft polymer in a weight
proportion of polymer to soft polymer of 99:1 to 40:60. (Column
1, line 42 to column 2, line 18.) As a suitable soft polymer,
Yamamoto describes a soft polymer comprising recurring units
derived from a cycloolefin (e.g., 40 to 98 mol% ethylene, 2 to
claims only. See 37 CFR § 1.192(c)(7) (1997).
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