Appeal No. 1997-4125 Page 10
Application No. 08/261,523
suggested the desirability of the modification.” In re
Fritch, 972 F.2d 1260, 1266, 23 USPQ2d 1780, 1784 (Fed. Cir.
1992) (citing In re Gordon, 733 F.2d 900, 902, 221 USPQ 1125,
1127 (Fed. Cir. 1984)). “It is impermissible to use the
claimed invention as an instruction manual or ‘template’ to
piece together the teachings of the prior
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