Appeal No. 1998-3379
Application No. 08/724,088
point, that computed result depending on that point and said
input values, said coordinate representing a balance in an
account.
The Examiner relies on the following reference:
Etoh et al. (Etoh) 5,553,212 Sep. 3,
1996
(filed May 18,
1992)
Claims 1 through 3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Etoh.
Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, we make reference to the brief and answer for the
details thereof.
OPINION
After a careful review of the evidence before us, we do
not agree with the Examiner that claims 1 through 3 are
properly rejected under § 103.
The Examiner has failed to set forth a prima facie case.
It is the burden of the Examiner to establish why one having
ordinary skill in the art would have been led to the claimed
invention by the express teachings or suggestions found in the
prior art, or by implications contained in such teachings or
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