Appeal No. 96-0439
Application 07/956,497
”Y-electrodes (data electrodes) and a plurality of X-
electrodes (scanning electrodes) are formed in a matrix
fashion in a flat matrix display panel.” Nakatani further
teaches on page 3, lines 5-6, that either the X-electrodes or
the Y-electrodes are divided into two groups. Nakatani
teaches that in the preferred embodiment, the Y-electrodes 12
are divided into two groups (A through A and B through B ) as1 n 1 n
in the case of the system shown in Figure 1. Thus, Nakatani
does not teach or suggest that both the data electrodes and
the scan electrodes are divided into two groups.
Nakatani teaches on page 3, lines 14-44, an arrangement
which solves the problem of avoiding crossing of the wiring
between the LSIs. However, Nakatani does not solve the
problem by providing a third outlet-terminal group as claimed
by Appellant but by mounting on a circuit substrate one LSI
face up and another LSI face down. Therefore, we find that
Nakatani fails to teach or suggest Appellant’s claimed
invention.
The Federal Circuit states that "[t]he mere fact that the
prior art may be modified in the manner suggested by the
Examiner does not make the modification obvious unless the
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