Ex parte VERMA et al. - Page 9

                Appeal No. 1999-1221                                                                          
                Application No. 08/342-242                                                                    

                                                  Summary                                                     
                      The cited references do not provide the requisite “reason, suggestion, or               
                motivation” to practice the instantly claimed method and therefore do not support             
                a prima facie case of obviousness.  Therefore, we reverse the rejections under                
                35 U.S.C. § 103.  However, we encourage the examiner to consider whether the                  
                claims are anticipated by prior art references other than those relied on in the              
                obviousness rejection.                                                                        


                                                REVERSED                                                      




                                   TONI R. SCHEINER                )                                          
                                   Administrative Patent Judge     )                                          
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                                                                   ) BOARD OF PATENT                          
                                   DEMETRA J. MILLS                )                                          
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                                   ERIC GRIMES                    )                                          
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