Appeal No.1997-0898
Application No. 08/281,879
1051, 5 USPQ2d 1434, 1438 (Fed. Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S.
825
(1988); Ashland Oil, Inc. v. Delta Resins & Refractories, Inc.,
776 F.2d 281, 293, 227 USPQ 657, 664 (Fed. Cir. 1985), cert.
denied, 475 U.S. 1017 (1986); ACS Hospital Systems, Inc. v.
Montefiore Hospital, 732 F.2d 1572, 1577, 221 USPQ 929, 933
(Fed.
Cir. 1984). These showings by the Examiner are an essential
part
of complying with the burden of presenting a prima facie case of
obviousness. Note In re Oetiker, 977 F.2d 1443, 1445, 24 USPQ2d
1443, 1444 (Fed. Cir. 1992).
Appellants’ response (Brief, pages 5-7) to the Examiner’s
obviousness rejection asserts the Examiner’s failure to set
forth a prima facie case of obviousness since proper motivation
for the proposed combination of references has not been
established. In particular, Appellants contend that nothing in
the Murdock reference suggests any desirability of using
different downsampling techniques dependent on a reliability
measure, a feature present in all of the independent claims on
appeal.
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