Appeal No. 95-0665
Application 08/082,326
It should be noted that teachings from a reference are
not limited to the preferred embodiments or the specific
working examples in the reference. In re Burckel, 592 F.2d
1175, 1179, 201 USPQ 67, 70 (CCPA 1979); In re Bode, 550 F.2d
656, 661, 193 USPQ 12, 17 (CCPA 1977); In re Snow, 471 F.2d
1400, 1403, 176 USPQ 328, 329 (CCPA 1973). A reference is
good not just for
what it expressly teaches but also for what it would have
reasonably suggested to one with ordinary skill in the art.
In re Lamberti, 545 F.2d 747, 750, 192 USPQ 278, 280 (CCPA
1976).
The appellants make other arguments specifically
addressing how the various registers means identified by the
examiner in the examiner’s answer on page 5 do not satisfy the
claimed register means for each processor. However, because
the examiner’s position is explained in the examiner’s answer,
the place for presenting arguments against it is in the reply
brief. The appellants may not raise these arguments for the
first time in a request for reconsideration. Accordingly,
these arguments are not considered.
Conclusion
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