Ex Parte Saito et al - Page 3



                 Appeal 2007-2863                                                                                      
                 Application 10/934,507                                                                                
            1           B.  Record on appeal                                                                           
            2           In deciding this appeal, we have considered only the following                                 
            3    documents:                                                                                            
            4                  1.  Specification, including original claims (there are not                             
            5    drawings).                                                                                            
            6                  2.  Patent Application Publication 2005/0033007 A1.                                     
            7                  3.  Final Rejection entered 20 March 2006.                                              
            8                  4.  Advisory Action entered 22 April 2006.                                              
            9                  5.  Advisory Action entered 10 July 2006.                                               
           10                  6.  The Appeal Brief filed 05 September 2006.                                           
           11                  7.  The Examiner’s Answer entered 09 January 2007 (there is                             
           12    no Reply Brief).                                                                                      
           13                  8.  Shimoma declaration filed 05 September 2006.                                        
           14                  9.  Saito, U.S. Patent 6,503,997 B1.                                                    
           15                  10.  Saito (WO) 00/55230 (to the extent it has an English                               
           16    abstract and other information in English.                                                            
           17                  11.  PTO bibliographic data sheet for the application on appeal                         
           18                  12.  Claims 1-17.                                                                       
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           20           C.  Issue                                                                                      
           21           The issue is whether Asahi Glass has sustained its burden of showing                           
           22    that the Examiner erred in rejecting the claims on appeal as being anticipated                        
           23    under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) by, alternatively as being unpatentable under                                
           24    35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Saito (WO).                                                                   
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