Appeal No. 2006-1891 Παγε 2
Application No. 09/874,218
The appellants’ invention relates to bioabsorbable tissue scaffold implant devices
that facilitate repair and regeneration of diseased or damaged musculoskeletal tissue.
(Specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to
the appellants’ brief.
The Prior Art
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Gresser et al. (Gresser) US 2001/0008980 A1 Jul. 19, 2001
Melican et al. (Melican) US 2002/0120348 A1 Aug. 29, 2002
The Rejections
Claims 1 to 5, 7 to 11, 13 and 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as
being anticipated by Gresser.
Claims 1 to 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by
Melican.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellants regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the answer
(mailed March 24, 2005) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the
rejections, and to the brief (filed February 28, 2005) for the appellants’ arguments
thereagainst.
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