Appeal No. 2000-0652 Page 10 Application No. 08/868,774 26 is not suggested by the combined teachings of Balkwill and Ben Moura. The examiner's rejection (answer, pp. 5-6) of claim 26 is based on the premise that Ben Moura suggests providing Balkwill's pen with a gripping layer as claimed. We find this position of the examiner to be untenable for the reasons set forth above with respect to independent claim 1. That is, Ben Moura does not suggest a gripping layer be formed from a material that is softer than a material used to form the portion of the base covered by the gripping layer. Accordingly, the decision of the examiner to reject claim 26 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed. The obviousness rejection of claim 25 We sustain the rejection of claim 25 under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Claim 25 reads as follows: A medication delivery apparatus comprising:Page: Previous 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007