Appeal No. 96-4001
Application 08/246,805
suggestion in the cited prior art that one of ordinary skill would reverse the polarity of bits in order to
reverse the bit order. The mere fact that the prior art may be modified in the manner suggested by the
Examiner does not make the modification obvious unless the prior art suggested the desirability of the
modification. In re Fritch, 972 F. 2d 1260, 1266, 23 USPQ2d 1780, 1783-84 (Fed. Cir. 1992).
In summary, we have not sustained the Examiner's rejection of the claims under 35
U.S.C. § 103. Therefore, the decision of the Examiner rejecting claims 1, 5, 6, 18, 20, 21, 26-28, 42,
and 43 is reversed.
REVERSED
ERROL A. KRASS )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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) BOARD OF PATENT
) APPEALS AND
MICHAEL R. FLEMING ) INTERFERENCES
Administrative Patent Judge )
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JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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CHARLES J. BARBAS
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