Appeal No. 1997-1748 Page 7
Application No. 08/394,935
impermissible hindsight when rejecting the claims in the
manner set forth in the answer. See W.L. Gore & Associates v.
Garlock, Inc.,
721 F.2d 1540, 1553, 220 USPQ 303, 312-13 (Fed. Cir. 1983),
cert. denied, 469 U.S. 851 (1984); In re Rothermel, 276 F.2d
393, 396, 125 USPQ 328, 331 (CCPA 1960). Accordingly, on this
record, we will not sustain the examiner's stated rejection.
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject the
appealed claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as stated in the answer
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