Appeal No. 2004-1734
Application No. 08/942,369
The examiner relies on the following references:
Libman et al. (Libman) 4,046,138 Sep. 6, 1997
Johnson 4,077,845 Mar. 7, 1978
Brocco WO 94/16097 Jul. 21, 1994
Odaka et al. (Odaka) JP 04-051890 Feb. 20, 1992
Thaller et al. (Thaller), “New Plate Medium for Screening and Presumptive
Identification of Gram-Negative Urinary Tract Pathogens,” Journal of Clinical
Microbiology, vol. 26, pp. 791-793 (1988).
The claims stand rejected as follows:
I. Claims 20-24 and 31-36 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Johnson in view of Libman and Thaller.
II. Claims 38-42 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Johnson in view of Libman, Thaller and Odaka.
III. Claims 26 and 37 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over Johnson in view of Libman, Thaller and Brocco.
IV. Claim 43 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Johnson in view of Libman, Thaller, Odaka and Brocco.
We reverse all four rejections.
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