Appeal No. 1998-2985 8
Application No. 08/725,212
It is well settled that the examiner must show reasons that the skilled artisan with
no knowledge of the claimed invention would select the elements from the cited prior art
references for combination in the manner claimed. We determine that there is no
reason, suggestion, or motivation to combine the references in the manner proposed by
the examiner. Accordingly, the examiner has not established a prima facie case of
obviousness and the examiner's rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is not sustained. In re
Rouffet, 149 F.3d 1350, 1355, 47 USPQ2d 1453, 1455 (Fed. Cir. 1998).
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