Appeal No. 1996-3676
Application No. 08/284,982
Appealed claims 1-3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Josowicz in view of Hackh's.
Claims 1-3 also stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Fan
in view of Josowicz and Hackh's.
Upon careful consideration of the opposing arguments
presented on appeal, we agree with appellant that the examiner
has failed to establish a prima facie case of obviousness for
the claimed subject matter. Accordingly, we will not sustain
the examiner's rejections.
We consider first the rejection of the appealed claims
under § 103 over Josowicz in view of Hackh's. As urged by
appellant, and acknowledged by the examiner, Josowicz does not
teach or suggest the presently claimed organic thin film
"comprising an alkyl group or an alkyl fluoride group bonded
to the body of the metal wire by covalent siloxane bonds."
Josowicz discloses an insulating layer for an
ultramicroelectrode that is an improvement over glass and an
epoxy resin. Josowicz discloses that "the insulating layer is
made from alkenyl-substituted poly(1,4-phenylene) ether,
poly(1,4-phenylene) thioether or poly(1,4-aniline), whose
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