Appeal No. 1999-2555
Application No. 08/503,625
program processor and simulate other components of the
computer, as recited in claim 1? The only motivation of
record for doing so comes from appellants' disclosure of the
invention. "Obviousness may not be established using
hindsight or in view of the teachings or suggestions of the
inventor." Para-Ordnance Mfg., Inc. v. SGS Importers Int’l,
Inc., 73 F.3d 1085, 1087, 37 USPQ2d 1237, 1239 (Fed. Cir.
1995), citing W.L. Gore & Assocs., Inc. v. Garlock, Inc., 721
F.2d 1540, 1551, 1553, 220 USPQ 303, 311, 312-13 (Fed. Cir.
1983). Accordingly, we cannot sustain the rejection of claim
1 and its dependents, claims 4 through 7.
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