Appeal No. 1997-1285 Page 10
Application No. 08/307,153
incorporate the fold of Suzuki into the product design of FR 196. Therefore, we must conclude that the
examiner has failed to establish a prima facie case in regard to the subject matter of claim 36.
In view of the above discussion, we conclude that the examiner has established a prima facie
case of obviousness with respect to the subject matter of claims 20, 26, 29, 30 and the claims that
stand or fall with those claims, but has failed to establish a prima facie case of obvious with respect to
the subject matter of claims 33 and 36.
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 20 and 26-32, 34, 35, and 37
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed. The decision of the examiner to reject claims 33 and 36 is
reversed.
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007