Appeal No. 99-0872
Application 08/885,399
USPQ 347 (CCPA 1965) and In re Lockart, 90 USPQ 214 (CCPA
1951).
The appellants argue that Duwaer does not disclose or
suggest using at least 32 data input lines because the thrust
of the Duwaer invention is aimed at reducing the number of
data input lines and because the specifically disclosed
example uses only 20 data input lines. The argument overlooks
that a reference must be considered for everything it teaches
by way of technology and is not limited to the particular
invention it is describing and attempting to protect, EWP
Corp. v. Reliance Universal Inc., 755 F.2d 898, 907, 225 USPQ
20, 25 (Fed. Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 843 (1985), and
that a reference must be evaluated for all its teachings and
is not limited to its specific embodiments. In re Bode, 550
F.2d 656, 661, 193 USPQ 12, 17 (CCPA 1977); In re Snow, 471
F.2d 1400, 1403, 176 USPQ 328, 329 (CCPA 1973).
It is true that Duwaer’s invention is directed to or
aimed at reducing the number of data input lines. But that
means it is cognizant of the performance characteristics of a
device having many data input lines and seeks to improve them.
The appellants do not point to any portion of Duwaer which
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