Appeal No. 2006-1421
Application No. 10/434,397
wherein Me is a methyl group, R is an organic group, R1 is
an alkyl or aryl group, and Q is Si.
The references set forth below are relied upon by the
examiner in the 35 U.S.C. § 102 and § 103 rejections before us.
Lefebvre et al. 5,798,439 Aug. 25, 1998
(Lefebvre)
Mitchnick et al. 6,045,650 Apr. 4, 2000
(Mitchnick)
Claims 1-3, 6, 7, and 15 are rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Lefebvre.1
Claim 4 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Lefebvre in view of Mitchnick.
We refer to the original and replacement Briefs as well as
to the original and replacement Answers, for a complete expo-
sition of the opposing viewpoints expressed by the appellants
and by the examiner concerning the above-noted rejections.
OPINION
For the reasons set forth in the Answer and below, we will
sustain each of the rejections before us on this appeal.
1 By inadvertent oversight, the examiner has failed to include dependent
claim 15 in this rejection as presented in his original and replacement
Answers. However, this oversight is harmless since the appellants fully
appreciate that claim 15 is included in this rejection as reflected by both
the original and replacement Briefs.
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