Appeal No. 2006-0108
Application No. 09/980,620
12. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition further
comprises a mineral.
The prior art references cited by the examiner are:
Katuda et al. (Katuda) 5,501,866 Mar. 26, 1996
Ekanayake H1628 Jan. 7, 1997
Reference cited by the Merits Panel:
Ueda et al. (Ueda) Patent Pub. US 2001/0001307 A1 May 17, 2001
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Grounds of Rejection
Claims 1-4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §102(b), for anticipation over Kakuda.
Claims 5-14 and 16-28 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103(a), as obvious over
Kakuda in view of Ekanayake.
We affirm the rejection of claims 1-3 under 35 U.S.C. §102(b) for anticipation
over Kakuda. We reverse the anticipation rejection of claim 4. We affirm the
obviousness rejection of composition claims 10, 12-14 and 19 over Kakuda in view of
Ekanayake. We reverse the rejection of claims 5-9,11, 16-18 and 20-28 under 35
U.S.C. §103(a), as obvious over Kakuda in view of Ekanayake.
DISCUSSION
35 U.S.C. §102(b)
Claims 1-4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §102(b), for anticipation over Kakuda.
Appellant has argued claims 1-3 as a group, and 4 separately. Brief, page 4.
Therefore, we select claims 1 and 4 as representative claims. 37 C.F.R. §
41.37(c)(1)(vii) (September 13, 2004).
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