Appeal No. 1998-1965 Page 4 Application No. 08/357,325 Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and the appellants regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the final rejection (Paper No. 10, mailed May 27, 1997) and the examiner's answer (Paper No. 17, mailed February 18, 1998) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the rejections, and to the appellants' brief (Paper No. 16, filed December 29, 1997) for the appellants' arguments thereagainst. OPINION In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful consideration to the appellants' specification and claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the respective positions articulated by the appellants and the examiner. Upon evaluation of all the evidence before us, it is our conclusion that the evidence adduced by the examiner is insufficient to establish a prima facie case of obviousness with respect to the claims under appeal. Accordingly, we will not sustain the examiner's rejection of claims 1 to 7 and 10 to 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Our reasoning for this determination follows.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007