Ex Parte Reisacher et al - Page 8

                  Appeal 2007-1205                                                                                            
                  Application 10/501,343                                                                                      

                                                     CONCLUSION                                                               
                         The decision of the Examiner to reject claims 1-12 as standing                                       
                  provisionally rejected under the judicially created doctrine of                                             
                  obviousness- type double patenting over claims 1-20 of copending                                            
                  application No. 10/515,345 is affirmed.  The Examiner’s rejection of claims                                 
                  1-5, 7-10, and 12 as standing rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being                                    
                  anticipated by Gonzales-Blanco and the rejection of claims 6 and 11 under                                   
                  35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Gonzales-Blanco in view of                                    
                  Nyssen is reversed.                                                                                         
                         No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with                                   
                  this appeal may be extended under 37 C.F.R. § 1.136(a)(1)(iv) (2006).                                       

                                                       AFFIRMED                                                               









                  sld/ls                                                                                                      

                  OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND, MAIER                                                                            
                  & NEUSTADT, P.C.                                                                                            
                  1940 DUKE STREET                                                                                            
                  ALEXANDRIA, VA  22314                                                                                       


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