Appeal No. 2000-1402
Application No. 08/755,052
the first wire than the second wire and for transmitting
electrical current at a lower resistance in the second wire than
the first wire to achieve the array required in the art.
Further, the claimed method is very commonly known method [sic]
to make wiring structure of the sort here involved” [answer-pages
4-5].
We will not sustain the rejection of claims 3, 7-9 and 13-15
under 35 U.S.C. 103 because, in our view, the examiner has not
established a prima facie case of obviousness with regard to the
instant claimed subject matter.
Claims 3 and 13-15 require a specific configuration
regarding transmission of electrical currents at relative
capacitances and relative resistances with regard to the first
and second planar wires. While the claimed configuration may,
indeed, be obvious, within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. 103, the
examiner’s mere allegation that it is so, without evidence to
support such an allegation, will not support a rejection based on
35 U.S.C. 103.
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