Appeal No. 95-3686
Application No. 08/034,794
18 USPQ2d 1885, 1888 (Fed. Cir. 1991), it is impermissible to
engage in a hindsight reconstruction of the claimed invention,
using the applicant's structure as a template and selecting
elements from references to fill the gaps.
The examiner's decision is reversed.
SHERMAN D. WINTERS )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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TERRY J. OWENS ) BOARD OF PATENT
Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND
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ELIZABETH C. WEIMAR )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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