Appeal No. 2002-1220
Application 08/940,601
3. Claims 1 through 5 and 9 through 12 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(a) as being anticipated by Becton Dickinson.
The full text of the examiner’s rejections and response to
the argument presented by appellant appears in the final
rejection and answer (Paper Nos. 13 and 18), while the complete
statement of appellant’s argument can be found in the main and
reply briefs (Paper Nos. 17 and 19).
Appellant groups the claims as follows: claims 1 through 5,
claims 9 through 12, and claims 13 and 14 (main brief, page 5).
In light of this claim grouping and the argument presented, we
select independent claims 1, 9, and 13 for review, with the
dependent claims standing or falling with their respective
independent claim.
OPINION
In reaching our conclusion on the issues, anticipation and
obviousness raised in this appeal, this panel of the Board has
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