Appeal No. 2001-2434 Application No. 08/761,467 Third, the appellants’ comparison includes only one alkyl oligoglucoside concentration (7 wt%), and does not include alkyl oligoglucoside concentrations ranging from about 1 to about 50 wt%. However, it reasonably appears that if the alkyl oligoglucoside concentration were increased above the 7 wt% used in the appellants’ tests, the improvement in cleaning power reflectance of the appellants’ alkyl oligoglucoside over the comparative alkyl oligoglucosides would, if anything, increase. Also, the examiner has not provided evidence which shows that any particular alkyl oligoglucoside concentration, such as a concentration below 7 wt%, would have been prima facie obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art, or that a substantial improvement in cleaning power reflectance such as that shown by the appellants would not be obtained if the alkyl oligoglucoside concentration were below 7 wt%. For the above reasons the record indicates that the appellants’ data are sufficient for overcoming the prima facie case of obviousness of the claimed invention over Wolf. 8Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007