Appeal No. 1997-3915 Application No. 08/640,572 discussion in the references of the dopants and their concentrations, nor to any disclosure regarding the shifts in resistance, the examiner has failed to establish a prima facie case of obviousness. Consequently, we cannot sustain the obviousness rejection of claim 1. CONCLUSION The decision of the examiner rejecting claim 1 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed. REVERSED JAMES D. THOMAS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT JERRY SMITH ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) ANITA PELLMAN GROSS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APG:clm 7Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007