Appeal No. 2000-0872 Application No. 08/852,119 be sufficient evidence of conception prior to May 14, 1993 and due diligence up to the filing of the application on May 18, 1993. Accordingly, we must reverse the rejections under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102(e) and 103, as the Ross patents no longer qualify as prior art against appellant. CONCLUSION The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1 through 21, 23 through 35, 37 through 41, 43 through 47, and 49 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) and claims 36, 42, and 48 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed. REVERSED JAMES D. THOMAS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT LEE E. BARRETT ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) ANITA PELLMAN GROSS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APG:clm 5Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007