Appeal No. 2003-2060
Application No. 09/133,691 Page 3
wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of
hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms,
and -CH2COOR3; and R3 is hydrogen or an alkyl group
having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and
(C) from about 10 to about 70 weight percent,
based on the total weight of the copolymer, of a
nonionic ", $-ethylenically unsaturated monomer having
the formula
wherein R4 is selected from the group consisting of
hydrogen, methyl and Cl; and R5 is selected from the
group consisting of CN, Cl, COOR6, --C6H4R7, --CH=CH2,
wherein R6 is selected from the group consisting of an
alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R7 is an alkyl
group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms or a hydroxyalkyl
group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms; and R8 is an alkyl
group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Jenkins et al. (Jenkins) 5,461,100 Oct. 24, 1995
Tanaka et al. (Tanaka) 5,661,206 Aug. 26, 1997
Claims 1, 3-9 and 11-13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as anticipated by or, in the alternative, under
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