Appeal No. 2001-1485
Application No. 08/532,211
We think this is the case here. Once appellants did what the
prior art would reasonably appear to suggest doing, they found
they did not obtain the expected results. It was only after
obtaining the anomalous results did they understand the problem
and discover its solution.
The decision of the examiner is reversed.
Summary of Decision
The rejection of claims 1-24 under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as being
unpatentable over Tenold in view of Neurath, Mitra, and Joy Yang
is reversed.
REVERSED
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