Ex parte SILVERMAN et al. - Page 7




                  Appeal No. 1999-1437                                                                                                                    
                  Application No. 08/732,065                                                                                                              

                  establish a prima facie case, the rejection is improper and will be overturned.  In re Fine,                                            
                  837 F.2d 1071, 1074, 5 USPQ2d 1596, 1598 (Fed. Cir.1988).  Therefore, the rejection of                                                  
                  claim 38 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.                                                                                             
                                                                      Summary                                                                             

                           The rejection of claim 38 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over the teachings                                             
                  of Handa is reversed.                                                                                                                   
                                                                    REVERSED                                                                              




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