Appeal No. 2005-1496
Application 09/994,439
THE REJECTION
Claims 1 through 6, 8 through 27 and 29 through 32 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Taber in view of Giese and Campagna.
Attention is directed to the main and reply briefs (filed
February 19, 2004 and May 21, 2004) and answer (mailed March 19,
2004) for the respective positions of the appellants and examiner
regarding the merits of this rejection.
DISCUSSION
I. Grouping of claims
As the appellant, stating that “[c]laims 1-6, 8-27, and 29-
32 stand or fall together” (main brief, page 2), has not argued
separately the patentability of any particular claim apart from
the others, all of the appealed claims shall stand or fall with
representative claim 1 (see In re Young, 927 F.2d 588, 590, 18
USPQ2d 1089, 1091 (Fed. Cir. 1991); In re Wood, 582 F.2d 638,
642, 199 USPQ 137, 140 (CCPA 1978)).
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