Ex parte HIGUCHI et al. - Page 13




         Appeal No. 1999-1131                                                     
         Application No. 08/754,758                                               


         on another side.  However, we do not find that any of Murai's            
         Figure 2 configurations disclose a pin arrangement wherein the           
         control pins and data pins are respectively arranged on                  
         perpendicular sides.                                                     
              Werther discloses the use of first and second boards.               
         However, we also do not find any teaching or suggestion in               
         Werther of a pin arrangement wherein the control and data pins           
         are arranged on perpendicular sides.                                     
              It is the burden of the Examiner to establish why one of            
         ordinary skill in the art would have been led to the claimed             
         invention by the reasonable teachings or suggestions found in            
         the prior art.  In re Sernaker, 702 F.2d 989, 995, 217 USPQ 1,           
         6 (Fed. Cir. 1983).  The Examiner has failed to persuasively             
         show and we find no evidence of any teaching or suggestion in            
         Michael, Takeda, Murai or Werther of Appellants' claim 1                 
         limitations.  We further find no implicit or explicit                    
         suggestion or reason to combine any of these prior art                   
         references in an obviousness determination.  We conclude                 
         therefore that the Examiner has failed to establish a prima              
         facie case of unpatentability with respect to claim 1.  Claims           


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