Appeal No. 2002-2130
Application No. 09/483,647
motivation to do so found either in the reference or in the
knowledge generally available to one of ordinary skill in the
art. In re Fine, 837 F.2d 1071, 1074, 5 USPQ2d 1596, 1598 (Fed.
Cir. 1988). Here, the examiner has not shown such a teaching,
suggestion, motivation or explanation.
Therefore, we determine that the examiner has not set forth
a prima facie case of obviousness, and we reverse the rejection.
REVERSED
TERRY J. OWENS )
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BEVERLY A. PAWLIKOWSKI )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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