Ex Parte Cross et al - Page 9

                Appeal 2007-0274                                                                              
                Application 10/011,629                                                                        

                conclusion.  Leapfrog Enterprises v. Fisher-Price, 485 F.3d 1157, 1162,                       
                82 USPQ2d 1687, 1692 (Fed. Cir. 2007); Pfizer v. Apotex, Inc., 480 F.3d                       
                1348, 1372, 82 USPQ2d 1321, 1338 (Fed. Cir. 2007); Newell Cos. v. Kenney                      
                Mfg. Co., 864 F.2d 757, 768, 9 USPQ2d 1417, 1439 (Fed. Cir. 1988).                            
                      For these reasons, the nonobviousness evidence of record, even when                     
                viewed in its most generous light, falls far short of outweighing the                         
                Examiner's reference evidence of obviousness.                                                 

                CONCLUSION OF LAW                                                                             
                      It is our ultimate conclusion that the record evidence as a whole                       
                weighs most heavily in favor of an obviousness conclusion.  We hereby                         
                sustain, therefore, each of the § 103 rejections on appeal.                                   

                ORDER                                                                                         
                      The decision of the Examiner is affirmed.                                               
                      No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with                      
                this appeal may be extended under 37 C.F.R. § 1.136(a)(iv)(effective Sept.                    
                13, 2004).                                                                                    
                                                AFFIRMED                                                      





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