Appeal No. 96-3998
Application No. 08/344,397
We have carefully considered the subject matter on
appeal, the rejections advanced by the Examiner and the
evidence
of obviousness relied upon by the Examiner as support for the
rejections. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into
consideration, in reaching our decision, Appellants’
arguments set forth in the Brief along with the Examiner's
rationale in support of the rejections and arguments in
rebuttal
set forth in the Examiner's Answer. It is our view, after
consideration of the record before us, that the collective
evidence relied upon and the level of skill in the particular
art would not have suggested to one of ordinary skill in the
art the obviousness of the invention as set forth in claims
16, 18,
20-24, and 28. Accordingly, we reverse.
In rejecting claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103, it is
incumbent upon the Examiner to establish a factual basis to
support the legal conclusion of obviousness. See In re Fine,
837 F.2d 1071, 1073, 5 USPQ2d 1596, 1598 (Fed. Cir. 1988). In
so
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