Appeal No. 97-1229
Application 08/280,950
withstanding the basic simplicity of appellant's invention viewed
from hindsight, for, as our reviewing court has often stated
simplicity and hindsight are not proper criteria for resolving
the issue of obviousness. In re Horn, 203 USPQ 969, 971 (CCPA
1979). Accordingly, the rejection of claims 2-9 on appeal is
reversed.
REVERSED
WILLIAM F. PATE, III )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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LAWRENCE J. STAAB ) BOARD OF PATENT
Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND
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MURRIEL E. CRAWFORD )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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