Appeal No. 98-1474 Page 8
Application No. 08/579,385
or the background, we are not persuaded that teachings from
the prior art would have suggested the limitations of "[i]n a
system which uses electronic signals to specify black and non
black colorants to be used in a printing process to print a
grey area over a background area, ... testing said signals to
determine if the background is to be printed using a non black
colorant ...." The examiner fails to establish a prima facie
case of obviousness. Therefore, we reverse the rejections of
claims 1 and 3 as obvious over Bollman.
CONCLUSION
In summary, the rejection of claims 1 and 3 under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) is reversed.
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