Appeal No. 2002-1458
Application 08/785,109
Venable et al., Technical Association of the Graphic Arts.
vol. 1, pp. 372 - 385 (1995) herein referred as TAGA.
Rejections at Issue
Claims 1 through 3, 5 through 7,and 10 through 12 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being anticipated by Aono.
Claims 13 through 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Aono in view of Suzuki.
Claims 8 and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Aono in view of TAGA.
Claim 4 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Aono in view of Venable.
Throughout our opinion, we make reference to the briefs1 and
answer for the respective details thereof.
Opinion
With full consideration being given the subject matter on
appeal, the Examiner’s rejections and the arguments of Appellant
and the Examiner, for the reasons stated infra, we reverse the
Examiner’s rejection of claims 1 through 3, 5 through 7, and 10
through 12 under 35 U.S.C. § 102, and we will reverse the
1 Appellant filed an appeal brief on March 19, 2001.
Appellant filed a reply brief on November 9, 2001. The Examiner
mailed out an office communication on November 28, 2001, stating
that the reply brief has been entered.
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