Appeal No. 2006-2754
Application No. 10/108,109
C. Claims 12 through 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over the combination of Ramanathan and
Passman.
D. Claims 2 through 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over the combination of Ramanathan, Bak and
Passman.
E. Claim 15 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over the combination of Ramanathan, Passman and Bak.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, the opinion refers to respective details in the Briefs1
and the Examiner’s Answer.2 Only those arguments actually made
by Appellants have been considered in this decision. Arguments
that Appellants could have made but chose not to make in the
Briefs have not been taken into consideration. See 37 CFR
41.37(c)(1) (vii)(eff. Sept. 13, 2004).
1 Appellants filed an Appeal Brief on March 17, 2006. Appellants filed a
Reply Brief on June 05, 2006.
2 The Examiner mailed an Examiner’s Answer on May 26, 2006. The Examiner
mailed an office communication on July 06, 2006, stating that the Reply Brief
has been entered and considered.
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