Appeal No. 2004-0893
Application No. 09/124,310 Page 3
La Salmonie et al. (La Salmonie)1 DE 44 44 772 Jun. 20, 1996
(German Offenlegungsschrift)
Claims 21-28 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph as being indefinite for failing to particularly point
out and distinctly claim the subject matter which applicant
regards as invention. Claims 21-28 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph as lacking descriptive support
in the application as filed. Claims 1, 3, 7, 10, 13, 21, 23 and
27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by
Itoh. Claims 1-7, 9-18, 21-24, 26 and 27 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as anticipated by DeVolpi. Claim 20 stands
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Itoh. Claims 8, 19, 20 and 28 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over DeVolpi. Claims 1-28 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over La
Salmonie in view of Itoh and DeVolpi.
We refer to the brief and to the answer for a complete
exposition of the opposing viewpoints expressed by appellants and
the examiner concerning the issues before us on this appeal.
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1 Our references to La Salmonie in this decision are to the
English translation of the Offenlegungsschrift that is of record
in the application file.
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