Appeal No. 2003-0271 Page 9
Application No. 09/592,058
The obviousness rejection
Dependent claims 3, 8, 11 and 19 have not been separately argued by the
appellants. In fact, as set forth above, the appellants have grouped claims 1 to 20 as
standing or falling together. Accordingly, these claims will be treated as falling with their
parent claims. See In re Young, 927 F.2d 588, 590, 18 USPQ2d 1089, 1091 (Fed. Cir.
1991); In re Nielson, 816 F.2d 1567, 1572, 2 USPQ2d 1525, 1528 (Fed. Cir. 1987); and
In re Wood, 582 F.2d 638, 642, 199 USPQ 137, 140 (CCPA 1978). Thus, it follows that
the examiner's rejection of claims 3, 8, 11 and 19 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is also
sustained.
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