Appeal No. 1995-3903 Page 22
Application No. 08/062,737
rejection is based upon a combination of references,
the argument shall explain why the references, taken
as a whole, do not suggest the claimed subject
matter, and shall include, as may be appropriate, an
explanation of why features disclosed in one
reference may not properly be combined with features
disclosed in another reference. A general argument
that all the limitations are not described in a
single reference does not satisfy the requirements
of this paragraph.
In summary, section 1.192 provides that just as the court is
not under any burden to raise or consider issues not argued by
the appellants, the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
is also not under any such burden.
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the examiner’s rejection of claims 37 and
43-44 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed. His rejection of
claims 38-42 and 45-47 under § 103, however, is reversed.
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