Ex parte WATTS - Page 6




          Appeal No. 1998-0526                                                        
          Application 08/395,335                                                      


          the activity monitor because the heat dissipation calculations              
          are unrelated to the temperature.  In the claimed invention,                
          however, the actual temperature of the CPU is measured and                  
          used to determine the modification to be made to the clock                  
          signal.  Although it appears tempting to relate the heat                    
          measurements of Georgiou to temperature measurements, the fact              
          remains that the estimate of heat buildup in Georgiou requires              
          no measurement of the actual temperature of the CPU and no                  
          such temperature measurement is disclosed by Georgiou.                      


          Since we agree with appellant that every limitation of                      
          claims 24-45 is not fully disclosed by Georgiou, we do not                  
          sustain the examiner’s rejection of claims 24-45 under 35                   
          U.S.C. § 102.                                                               
          We now consider the rejection of claims 46-69 under 35                      
          U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over the teachings of Georgiou in              
          view of the common knowledge in the art.  In rejecting claims               
          under 35 U.S.C. § 103, it is incumbent upon the examiner to                 
          establish a factual basis to support the legal conclusion of                
          obviousness.  See In re Fine, 837 F.2d 1071, 1073, 5 USPQ2d                 
          1596, 1598 (Fed. Cir. 1988).  In so doing, the examiner is                  
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