Ex parte SMITH et al. - Page 10

          Appeal No. 1997-2384                                      Page 10           
          Application No. 08/430,083                                                  

          sufficiency of the asserted showing of unexpected results                   
          (brief, pages 9 and 10).  See In re Geiger, 815 F.2d 686, 688,              
          2 USPQ2d 1276, 1278 (Fed. Cir. 1987).                                       
                                     CONCLUSION                                       
               The decision of the examiner is reversed.                              
                                      REVERSED                                        








                         CHARLES F. WARREN             )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
                                                       )                              
                                                       )                              
                                                       )                              
                                                       ) BOARD OF PATENT              
                         TERRY J. OWENS                )     APPEALS                  
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )       AND                    
                                                       )  INTERFERENCES               
                                                       )                              
                                                       )                              
                                                       )                              
                         PETER F. KRATZ                )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              













Page:  Previous  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  Next 

Last modified: November  3, 2007