Appeal No. 2003-0242 Page 8 Application No. 09/484,604 art suggested the desirability of the modification. See In re Gordon, 773 F.2d 900, 902, 221 USPQ 1125, 1127 (Fed. Cir. 1984). For the reasons set forth above, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1 to 32 and 43 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed. CONCLUSION To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 21 to 32 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, is reversed and the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1 to 32 and 43 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed. REVERSED IRWIN CHARLES COHEN ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT LAWRENCE J. STAAB ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) JEFFREY V. NASE ) Administrative Patent Judge )Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007