Ex Parte BLALOCK et al - Page 22




          Appeal No. 1999-2347                                                        
          Application 08/892,560                                                      

               However, Appellants fail to address or show error in the               
          Examiner's reasons at FR6-8.  Merely alleging lack of motivation            
          without addressing the Examiner's reasons is not a persuasive               
          argument.  The Examiner's reasoning is sustained absent a showing           
          of error.                                                                   
               For the reasons discussed above, the rejection of claim 22             
          is sustained.                                                               

               Claim 23 ) Barber, Erie, Kim, and Wolf                                 
               Appellants argue that Wolf does not discuss metal sputtering           
          and does not overcome the deficiencies of Barber, Erie, and Kim             
          (Br18).                                                                     
               This argument does not address the separate patentability of           
          claim 23, but basically argues that Wolf does not overcome the              
          deficiencies of the rejection of claim 21 and, so, the rejection            
          of claim 23 should be reversed because it depends on claim 21.              
          This argument is not persuasive because we have sustained the               
          rejection of claim 21 over Barber, Erie, and Kim.                           
               Appellants argue that the Examiner has provided no                     
          motivation supporting the combination (Br18-19).                            
               However, Appellants fail to address or show error in the               
          Examiner's reasons at FR8.  Merely alleging lack of motivation              
          without addressing the Examiner's reasons is not a persuasive               
          argument.  The Examiner's reasoning is sustained absent a showing           

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