Appeal No. 1997-3206 Application No. 08/350,274 Brown’s invention, could easily ascertain the 'progressive sequence of execution' of the program by deducing, from the color scheme, the nesting hierarchy. From the nesting hierarchy, the 'progressive sequence' could easily be deduced.” In response, Appellants assert (Brief, pages 9-13) the Examiner’s failure to establish a prima facie case of obviousness. In Appellants’ view, no suggestion or motivation exists in Brown itself or in knowledge generally available to the skilled artisan to modify Brown to arrive at the claimed invention. 8Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007