Appeal No. 2004-0384 Page 3
Application No. 09/979,424
Trinh et al. (Trinh ‘937) WO 96/04937 Feb. 22, 1996
(PCT Application)
Trinh et al. (Trinh ‘940) WO 96/04940 Feb. 22, 1996
(PCT Application)
Lucas et al. (Lucas ‘341) WO 98/56341 Dec. 17, 1998
(PCT Application)
Lucas et al. (Lucas ‘342) WO 98/56342 Dec. 17, 1998
(PCT Application)
The Rejection
Claims 1 through 5 and 7 through 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
unpatentable over the combined disclosures of Trinh ‘940, Trinh ‘937, Lucas ‘341, and
Lucas ‘342.
Deliberations
Our deliberations in this matter have included evaluation and review of the
following materials: (1) the instant specification, including all of the claims on appeal;
(2) applicants’ Appeal Brief (Paper No. 13); (3) the Examiner’s Answer (Paper No. 15);
(4) the Office Action mailed February 26, 2002 (Paper No. 4), the Final Rejection mailed
October 2, 2002 (Paper No. 9), and the Advisory Action mailed February 4, 2003 (Paper
No. 12); and (5) the above-cited prior art references.
On consideration of the record, including the above-listed materials, we reverse
the examiner’s rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a).
Discussion
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007