Appeal No. 95-1202 Application No. 08/106,144 1. A composite electric circuit part comprising: an insulating substrate; first and second terminal electrodes formed so as to be externally engageable at a first edge end portion of the insulating substrate; a third terminal electrode formed so as to be externally engageable at a second edge end portion of the insulating substrate; a first passive element formed on the insulating substrate, two respective terminals thereof being connected directly to the first and second terminal electrodes; and a second passive element formed on the insulating substrate, two respective terminals thereof being connected directly to the second and third terminal electrodes; wherein the first, second and third terminal electrodes and the first and second passive elements are formed on one surface of the insulating substrate. The sole reference of record relied upon by the examiner is: Towers, "Hybrid Microcircuits," Pentech Press, 1979, pp.8-11, 76-79. The appealed claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by Towers. We reverse. As set forth by the court in Kalman v. Kimberly-Clark Corp., 713 F.2d 760, 772, 218 USPQ 781, 789 (Fed. Cir. 1983), 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007