Appeal No. 95-3265 Application 08/047,162 editing in order to make the design rules of the combined database be the same, as recited in claims 1-9 and 14-22." When the examiner is so challenged as to what was well known and "pure common sense," the examiner is put to his proofs to establish that which the examiner alleges to be well known by producing objective evidence to support the examiner's allegations. The examiner has failed in this burden in the instant case. -9-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007