Appeal No. 1997-1573 Application No. 08/276,551 rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Bozich in view of the “well known prior art ." 3 3Although not explicitly stated in the sentence setting forth the basis for the 35 U.S.C. § 103 rejection, it is apparent from the Examiner’s discussion at page 6 of the Answer that the phrase “well known prior art” is intended to refer to Appellant’s admissions regarding the Hopfield neural network at page 23 of the specification. 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007