Appeal No. 1996-2218
Application No. 08/154,422
The examiner must show reasons that the skilled artisan
with no knowledge of the claimed invention, would select the
elements from the cited prior art references for combination
in the manner claimed. We determine that there is no reason,
suggestion, or motivation to combine the references in the
manner proposed by the examiner. Accordingly, the examiner
has not established a prima facie case of obviousness. See In
re Rouffet, 149 F.3d 1350, 1357-1358, 47 USPQ2d 1453, 1458
(Fed. Cir. 1998).
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