Ex parte JANAKY et al. - Page 8

                 Appeal No. 1996-2431                                                                                                                   
                 Application 08/008,186                                                                                                                 
                          Accordingly, we find that the examiner’s initial burden of establishing a prima facie                                         
                 case of obviousness has not been met.  On this record, we reverse the rejections of the                                                
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                 claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103.                                                                                                          
                                                                   REVERSED                                                                             








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                                                     SHERMAN D. WINTERS                           )                                                     
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                                                     DOUGLAS ROBINSON                             )                                                     
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                          4Having determined that a prima facie case of obviousness has not been                                                        
                 established, we do not find it necessary to comment on the declaration of Dr. Tetsu Yano                                               
                 (submitted July 31, 1995, under 37 CFR § 1.132), or appellants’ arguments regarding                                                    
                 unexpected results attributable to an embodiment of the present invention.                                                             
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