Appeal No. 2000-0452
Application No. 08/622,389
Even if the references were to be combined, arguendo, we
still find that Nakajima combined with either Tomisawa or
Kamisaka and Chen does not meet the recited limitations of
claim 1. For example, the examiner has not pointed out how the
combination of Nakajima and Tomisawa, or the combination of
Nakajima and Kamisaka yields the recited control circuit
producing first and second control signals wherein said first
control signal is fed to “said first circuit”, and said second
control signal is fed to said “MIS transistors of said logic
circuit.” Therefore, we are of the view that the examiner has
not produced a prima facie case of obviousness by combining
Nakajima with either Tomisawa or Kamisaka, noting that the
addition of Chen contributes nothing to the electrical
configuration of the circuit claimed.
With respect to the other independent claims, 3 and 14, we
note that they each have the same or similar recited limitations.
Regarding independent claim 8, we find the examiner has not
shown how the combination of Nakajima and Tomisawa or Nakajima
and Kamisaka shows the recited limitation “said control circuit
receives said reference clock signal and controls said
oscillation circuit with said control signal so that the
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