Appeal No. 1999-0990
Application No. 08/647,562
(for food products) does not provide a suggestion or
motivation for using water-soluble hemicellulose as a
substitute for any prior art adhesive/binder.
For the foregoing reasons and those set forth in the
Brief and Reply Brief, we determine that the examiner has
failed to establish a prima facie case of obviousness in view
of the reference evidence. Accordingly, the rejection of
claims 1 and
3 through 5 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Maeda in view of
Salzberg is reversed.
The decision of the examiner is reversed.
REVERSED
BRADLEY R. GARRIS )
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THOMAS A. WALTZ ) APPEALS AND
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BEVERLY A. PAWLIKOWSKI )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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