Appeal No. 1998-1965 Page 4
Application No. 08/357,325
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellants regarding the above-noted
rejections, we make reference to the final rejection (Paper
No. 10, mailed May 27, 1997) and the examiner's answer (Paper
No. 17, mailed February 18, 1998) for the examiner's complete
reasoning in support of the rejections, and to the appellants'
brief (Paper No. 16, filed December 29, 1997) for the
appellants' arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to the appellants' specification and
claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellants and the
examiner. Upon evaluation of all the evidence before us, it
is our conclusion that the evidence adduced by the examiner is
insufficient to establish a prima facie case of obviousness
with respect to the claims under appeal. Accordingly, we will
not sustain the examiner's rejection of claims 1 to 7 and 10
to 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Our reasoning for this
determination follows.
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