Appeal No. 2001-1879
Application No. 08/919,448
limit the subject matter of a previous claim. However,
traversals of objections entered by the examiner are not within
the scope of our review. See MPEP § 706.01. We do note,
however, that the examiner’s objection is on sound footing
inasmuch as § 112, fourth paragraph, does not allow for a
dependent claim to be broader in any respect than the claim upon
which it depends.
In conclusion, based on the foregoing, the examiner's
decision rejecting the appealed claims is reversed.
REVERSED
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