Appeal No. 1998-2956
Application No. 08/709,964
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Inoue et al. (Inoue) 5,541,454 Jul. 30, 1996
Claims 20-23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Inoue.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and the
appellants regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the examiner's
answer (Paper No. 13, mailed May 13, 1998) for the examiner's complete reasoning in
support of the rejections, and to the appellants’ brief (Paper No. 12, filed Apr. 15, 1998) 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
sufficient to establish a prima facie case of obviousness with respect to claim 20. Our
reasoning for this determination follows.
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