Appeal No. 2001-0690 Application No. 08/309,315 Where the examiner fails to establish a prima facie case, the rejection is improper and will be overturned. See Fine. Accordingly, we reverse the rejection of claims 7, 9-14 and 22-24 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Uckun. REVERSED Douglas W. Robinson ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT Donald E. Adams ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) Demetra J. Mills ) Administrative Patent Judge ) DA/dym 9Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007