Appeal No. 95-4453
Application 07/885,419
useful for drying the coating of the type described in Willing. Thus, we conclude that the
examiner has not carried his burden of establishing a prima facie case of obviousness. Accordingly, 4
we reverse the examiner’s decision rejecting the appealed claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
REVERSED
CHUNG K. PAK )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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CHARLES F. WARREN )
Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND
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THOMAS A. WALTZ )
Administrative Patent Judge )
4Since the examiner has not established a prima facie case of obviousness, we need not
determine the sufficiency of the comparative results submitted by appellants to rebut a prima facie
case of obviousness. In re Geiger, 815 F.2d 686, 688, 2 USPQ2d 1276, 1278 (Fed. Cir. 1987).
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