Ex Parte Grubb - Page 6

                  Appeal No. 2007-1072                                                                                       
                  Application No. 09/872,250                                                                                 

                  references teach the use of a preparation containing an identical content of                               
                  the oral contraceptive administered in the first month and each subsequent                                 
                  month.                                                                                                     
                         We can find no motivation to arrive at the claimed kit containing two                               
                  cycle packs of oral contraceptives, one pack containing a lower effective                                  
                  dosage of steroid than the second pack, either in the prior art or the general                             
                  knowledge in the as art set forth in the record by the examiner, except                                    
                  Appellant’s own disclosure.  Thus, as the Examiner has not met the burden                                  
                  of prima facie case of obviousness, we are compelled to reverse the                                        
                  rejection.                                                                                                 






















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