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                  Appeal No. 1997-1668                                                                                                                    
                  Application No. 08/361,024                                                                                                              


                  case here.  Accordingly, we conclude that the examiner has not established a prima facie                                                

                  case of obviousness.                                                                                                                    
                           The rejection of claims 1-7 over Landegren in view of Mullis is reversed.                                                      


                                                                  CONCLUSION                                                                              
                           To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1-7 under 35 U.S.C. §                                              
                  103 as being unpatentable over Landegren in view of Mullis is reversed.                                                                 
                                                                    REVERSED                                                                              






                                             WILLIAM F. SMITH                                      )                                                      
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