Appeal No. 2003-1866
Application 08/839,361
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, reference is made to the Briefs2 and the Answer for the
respective details.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on appeal,
the rejections advanced by the Examiner and the evidence of
obviousness relied upon by the Examiner as support for the
rejection. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into
consideration, in reaching our decision, Appellants’ arguments
set forth in the Briefs along with the Examiner’s rationale in
support of the rejections and arguments in rebuttal set forth in
the Examiner’s Answer.
It is our view, after consideration of the record before us,
that the evidence relied upon and the level of skill in the
particular art would have suggested to one of ordinary skill
in the art the obviousness of the invention as set forth in
2 The Appeal Brief was filed July 8, 2002 (Paper No. 27). In response
to the Examiner’s Answer mailed August 1, 2002 (Paper No. 29), a Reply Brief
was filed October 1, 2002 (Paper No. 30), which was acknowledged and entered
by the Examiner in the communication dated October 16, 2002 (Paper No. 32).
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