Appeal 2007-1855 Application 10/815,650 on in the Brief and Reply Brief, and based thereon conclude that the claimed invention encompassed by appealed claims 1 through 5, 9, and 10 would have been anticipated as a matter of fact under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b), and that the claimed invention encompassed by appealed claims 1 through 10 would have been obvious as a matter of law under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). See, e.g., Spada, 911 F.2d at 707 n.3, 15 USPQ2d at 1657 n.3. The Primary Examiner’s decision is affirmed. 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 clj Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. 1940 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 21Page: Previous 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
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