Appeal No. 2006-2666 Application No. 10/140,531 and evidence, we conclude that the subject matter of claims 44 to 54 would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art from the combined teachings of the cited prior art. See In re Oetiker, 977 F.2d 1443, 1445, 24 USPQ2d 1443, 1444 (Fed. Cir. 1992). Accordingly, the Examiner's rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed. TIME FOR TAKING ACTION No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 C.F.R. § 1.136(a)(iv). AFFIRMED sld/ls CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORP. PATENT DEPARTMENT 540 WHITE PLAINS ROAD P O BOX 2005 TARRYTOWN, NY 10591-9005 6Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6
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