Appeal No. 2005-1576
Application No. 09/885,217
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Morishita in view of Park.
Claims 231, 504, 512, and 515 stand finally rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Tsay in view of
Morishita. Claims 232, 233, 505, and 506 stand finally rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Hayakawa in
view of Tsay and Morishita. Claims 234-237, 247-250, 507-510,
and 513 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Hayakawa in view of Tsay, Morishita, and Park.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, reference is made to the Briefs1 and Answer for their
respective details.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on appeal,
the rejections advanced by the Examiner, the arguments in support
of the rejections, and the evidence of anticipation and
obviousness relied upon by the Examiner as support for the
rejections. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into
consideration, in reaching our decision, Appellants’ arguments
1 The Appeal Brief was filed March 18, 2004. In response to
the Examiner’s Answer mailed June 3, 2004, a Reply Brief was
filed July 19, 2004, which was acknowledged and entered by the
Examiner as indicated in the communication mailed November 5,
2004.
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