Appeal No. 1998-1491 Page 4
Application No. 08/654,502
35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over Hofmann in view of Martiny,
Bhagat, Sasaki, or Nonami. Rather than repeat the arguments
of the appellants or examiner in toto, we refer the reader to
the brief and answer for the respective details thereof.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we considered
the subject matter on appeal and the rejection advanced by
the examiner. Furthermore, we duly considered the arguments
and evidence of the appellants and examiner. After
considering the totality of the record, we are persuaded that
the examiner erred in rejecting claims 30-57. Accordingly, we
reverse.
We begin by noting the following principles from In re
Rijckaert, 9 F.3d 1531, 1532, 28 USPQ2d 1955, 1956 (Fed. Cir.
1993).
In rejecting claims under 35 U.S.C. Section 103, the
examiner bears the initial burden of presenting a
prima facie case of obviousness. In re Oetiker, 977
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