Appeal No. 1997-1207
Application 08/272,590
USPQ2d 1780, 1783-84 n.14 (Fed. Cir. 1992), citing In re
Gordon, 773 F.2d 900, 902, 221 USPQ 1125, 1127 (Fed. Cir.
1984). “Obviousness may not be established using hindsight or
in view of the teachings or suggestions of the inventor.”
Para-Ordnance Mfg. v. SGS Importers Int’l, 73 F.3d 1085, 1087,
37 USPQ2d 1237, 1239 (Fed. Cir. 1995), citing W. L. Gore &
Assocs., v. Garlock, Inc., 721 F.2d 1540, 1551, 1553, 220 USPQ
303, 311, 312-13 (Fed. Cir. 1983), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 851
(1984).
Claims 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 9
At the outset, we note that Appellants have elected to
have all the claims to stand or fall together [brief, page 7].
The Examiner too has not discussed any claims individually
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