Appeal No. 1999-1687 Page 11
Application No. 08/152,102
for the deficiencies of Mizushima and Scheib. We find no
reason to suggest providing Mizushima with a flexible display
because Mizushima does not need a flexible display to create
an image. The image is created by the individual control of
the LEDs. Since the flexibility of the display of Scheib is
for a fundamentally different purpose than the panel display
of Mizushima, we find no suggestion to combine the teachings
of the references in the absence of appellants’ disclosure.
Accordingly, we find that the examiner has failed to establish
a prima facie case of obviousness of the claimed invention.
As each of the independent claims 1, 4, and 5 recites a color
display with luminous elements disposed on a flexible
substrate in an N x M matrix, with the flexible substrate
being periodically thinned so as to facilitate rolling of the
device, the rejection of claims 1, 4, 5, as well as dependent
claims 6-12, and 14-27 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.
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