Appeal No. 1998-1154
Application No. 08/304,960
beneficial for providing improved adhesion compared to
conventional coatings” (col. 2, ll. 55-62). Accordingly, the
examiner has not identified with particularity any reason or
motivation to combine the references as proposed.
For the foregoing reasons and those set forth in the
Brief and Substitute Reply Brief, we determine that the
examiner has not presented a prima facie case of obviousness
in view of the reference evidence. Therefore, the rejection
of the claims on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Yonezawa or
Natishan in view of Armini cannot be sustained.
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