Ex parte KURZ et al. - Page 6

                  Appeal No.  2001-0441                                                                                                                   
                  Application No.  08/779,219                                                                                                             
                  record convey or suggest that knowledge, is to fall victim to the insidious effect of a                                                 


                  hindsight syndrome wherein that which only the inventor taught is used against its                                                      
                  teacher”).                                                                                                                              
                           Therefore, on this record, we reverse the rejection.                                                                           
                           The decision of the examiner is reversed.                                                                                      
                                                                    REVERSED                                                                              






                                             WILLIAM F. SMITH                                      )                                                      
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