Ex Parte Razavi

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Mar 21, 2012

11665713 (B.P.A.I. Mar. 21, 2012)

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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APPLICATION NO. FILING DATE FIRST NAMED INVENTOR ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. CONFIRMATION NO.
11/665,713 03/11/2008 Abbas Razavi F-939 1703
25264 7590 03/21/2012
FINA TECHNOLOGY INC
PO BOX 674412
HOUSTON, TX 77267-4412
EXAMINER
LU, C CAIXIA
ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER
1765
MAIL DATE DELIVERY MODE
03/21/2012 PAPER
Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.
The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication.
PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ABBAS RAZAVI
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Appeal 2011-002952
Application 11/665,713
Technology Center 1700
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Before BRADLEY R. GARRIS, PETER F. KRATZ, and
MICHAEL P. COLAIANNI, Administrative Patent Judges.

PER CURIAM.

DECISION ON APPEAL
Appellant appeals under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Examiner's
rejections of claims 11-18 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, 2nd paragraph, as
indefinite and under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Ewen (US
4,975,403, issued Dec. 04, 1990) and Winter (US 5,696,045, issued Dec. 09,
1997) respectively in view of Bamberger (US 6,518,215 B1, issued Feb. 11,
2003). We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6.

Appeal 2011-002952
Application 11/665,713

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We sustain each of the above rejections based on the findings of fact,
conclusions of law, and rebuttals to arguments expressed by the Examiner in
the Answer.
For emphasis, we reiterate the Examiner's point that Appellant
presents no arguments in this appeal against the § 112, 2nd paragraph,
rejection or the § 103 rejection based on Winter as a primary reference (Ans.
2, 10).
The decision of the Examiner 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).
AFFIRMED

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