Ex Parte GRIES et al - Page 11



               Appeal No. 2004-0358                                                                     Page 11                  
               Application No. 08/997,748                                                                                        

               right to prove a date of invention no earlier than the date of the foreign filing” [emphasis                      
               in original]).                                                                                                    
                      The rejection of claims 94 through 96 and 100 through 118 under 35 U.S.C.                                  
               § 103(a) is affirmed.                                                                                             


                                                          Conclusion                                                             
                      Accordingly, for the reasons set forth, we affirm the examiner’s prior art and non-                        
               prior art rejections of claims 94 through 96 and 100 through 118.                                                 
                      The examiner’s decision is affirmed.                                                                       





























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