Ex parte TEKAMP-OLSON et al. - Page 8

                 Appeal No.  2001-1048                                                                                  
                 Application No.  08/121,105                                                                            

                        Accordingly, we reverse the rejection of claims 26-29 under 35 U.S.C.                           
                 § 103 as being unpatentable over Murphy in view of Lee, Geysen and LaRosa.                             
                        Having determined that the examiner has not established a prima facie case                      
                 of obviousness, we find it unnecessary to discuss the appellants’ arguments relating                   
                 to unexpected results (Brief, page 13), relied on by appellants to rebut any such                      
                 prima facie case.                                                                                      

                                                     REVERSED                                                           




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