Appeal No. 95-1357
Application 07/965,427
modified in the manner suggested by the Examiner does not make
the modification obvious unless the prior art suggested the
desirability of the modification." In re Fritch, 972 F.2d 1260,
1266 n.14, 23 USPQ2d 1780, 1783-84 n.14 (Fed. Cir. 1992), citing
In re Gordon, 733 F.2d 900, 902, 221 USPQ 1125, 1127 (Fed. Cir.
1984). "Obviousness may not be established using hindsight or in
view of the teachings or suggestions of the inventor." Para-
Ordnance Mfg., 73 F.3d at 1087, 37 USPQ2d at 1239, citing W. L.
Gore, 721 F.2d at 1551, 1553, 220 USPQ at 311, 312-13.
We have not sustained the rejection of claims 1 through 15
under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Accordingly, the Examiner's decision is
reversed.
REVERSED
KENNETH W. HAIRSTON )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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