Appeal No. 1997-3132
Application 08/268,370
On page 4 of the Examiner's answer, the Examiner
acknowledges that Shiono does not teach or disclose that the
second digital circuit employs a scan architecture that is
different from that of the first digital circuit.
Furthermore,
the Examiner does not show that Gruetzner teaches that the
scan architecture of the second digital circuit is different
than that of the first digital circuit. The Examiner states
that it would be obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art
at the time to change the scan architecture of the second
digital circuit in Shiono because Gruetzner teaches that their
invention is particularly beneficial in a boundary-scan
architecture and points to column 4, lines 1-5. The Examiner
further emphasizes this point on page 3 of the supplemental
Examiner's answer. There, the Examiner states that Gruetzner
teaches in column 3, line 67, through column 4, line 5, that
the invention is particularly beneficial in boundary-scan
architecture and thus provides motivation to one of ordinary
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