Appeal No. 2002-0184 -14-
Application No. 09/058,537
The rejection of claims 7 through 8 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as
being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter
which appellants’ regard as the invention is reversed.
The rejection of claims 1through 5, 7 through 8, 15 through 17 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as anticipated by or, in the alternative, under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as obvious
over EP’868 in view of Admissions by Appellant is reversed.
The rejection of claims 1 through 5, 7 through 8, and 15 through 17 under 35
U.S.C. §103(a) as being unpatentable over Nakagawa in view of Admissions by Appellant
is reversed.
The rejection of claims 1 through 8 and 15 through 20 under 35 U.S.C. §103(a)
as being unpatentable over Scheirs in view of Nakagawa, in view of Admissions by
Appellant is reversed.
The rejection of claims 6 and 8 through 20 under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as being
unpatentable over EP’868 in view of Admissions by Appellant or Nakagawa, in view of
Admissions by Appellant and further in view of Scheirs is reversed.
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