Ex Parte Siegel et al - Page 3


                Appeal 2007-1517                                                                                   
                Application 09/726,973                                                                             
                Nickerson   US 6,606,581 B1  Aug. 12, 2003                                                         
                                                                       (filed Jun. 14, 2000)                       
                Subramonian  US 6,701,362 B1  Mar. 2, 2004                                                         
                                                                       (filed Feb. 23, 2000)                       
                Philyaw   US 6,836,799 B1  Dec. 28, 2004                                                           
                                                                       (filed Aug. 24, 1999)                       
                Haitsuka   US 6,847,992 B1     Jan. 25, 2005                                                       
                                                                       (filed Jul. 31, 2000)                       

                                              THE REJECTIONS                                                       
                       Claims 1-18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, as                       
                failing to comply with the written description requirement.                                        
                       Claims 1, 2, 4-7, 13, and 15-17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.                              
                § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of Mitchell in view of                           
                Haitsuka.                                                                                          
                       Claim 3 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being                                   
                unpatentable over the teachings of Mitchell in view of Haitsuka, and further                       
                in view of Subramonian.                                                                            
                       Claims 8-12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being                                
                unpatentable over the teachings of Mitchell in view of Haitsuka, and further                       
                in view of Official Notice.                                                                        
                       Claim 14 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being                                  
                unpatentable over the teachings of Mitchell in view of Haitsuka, and further                       
                in view of Nickerson.                                                                              
                       Claim 18 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being                                  
                unpatentable over the teachings of Mitchell in view of Haitsuka, and further                       
                in view of Philyaw.                                                                                



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