Appeal No. 95-3827 Application No. 08/031,793 § 103 before us. Absent a more factually specific statement of the rejection, we cannot sustain the rejection of claims 1- 16 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Bruchmann. See In re Oetiker, 977 F.2d 1443, 1445, 24 USPQ2d 1443, 1444 (Fed. Cir. 1992) (the examiner bears the initial burden of presenting a prima facie case of unpatentability). 6Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007