Ex parte SEELA et al. - Page 3

               Appeal No. 1996-1964                                                                                                    
               Application No. 07/908,513                                                                                              


                                                              ORDER                                                                    
                       On consideration of the record, including the Appeal Brief, Reply Brief, Examiner's                             
               Answer, Supplemental Answer, and the above-cited references, it is ORDERED that the                                     
               rejections of claims 49 and 50 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 be reversed.  In our considered                                    
               judgment, these rejections rely on the impermissible use of hindsight and cannot stand.                                 
                                                            REVERSED                                                                   




                               SHERMAN D. WINTERS                              )                                                       
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                               WILLIAM F. SMITH                                )     APPEALS AND                                       
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                               DOUGLAS W. ROBINSON                             )                                                       
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