Appeal No. 1997-3719 Page 4
Application No. 08/559,156
Claims 1, 3 and 8 to 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable over Silicon Sports in view of Seni
and Gasparaitus.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellant regarding the above-noted
rejection, we make reference to the answer (Paper No. 13,
mailed April 25, 1997) for the examiner's complete reasoning
in support of the rejection, and to the brief (Paper No. 12,
filed February 25, 1997) for the appellant's arguments
thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to the appellant's specification and
claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellant and the
examiner. Upon evaluation of all the evidence before us, it
is our conclusion that the evidence adduced by the examiner is
insufficient to establish a prima facie case of obviousness
with respect to the claims under appeal. Accordingly, we will
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