Appeal No. 1997-0212
Application 08/206,669
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Ida et al. (Ida) 5,109,209Apr. 28, 1992
Takaishi et al. (Takaishi)5,186,154Feb. 16, 1993
Claims 1 through 5, 11, 12, 14 and 20 through 23 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Takaishi in view of Ida.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, reference is made to the brief, reply brief and
answer for the respective details thereof.
OPINION
After a careful review of the evidence before us, we will
sustain the rejection of claims 1 through 5, 11, 12, 14 and 20
through 23 under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
At the outset, we note that Appellants have indicated on page
1 of the reply brief that claims 1 through 3 and 20 through 22
stand or fall together as a group, and claims 4, 5, 11, 12, 14
and 23 stand or fall together as a group.
It is the burden of the Examiner to establish why one having
ordinary skill in the art would have been led to the claimed
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