Appeal No. 2002-0552 Application No. 09/117,603 teachings and not from any fair teaching or suggestion in the references themselves. In light of the foregoing, it is our determination that the examiner has not made out a prima facie case of obviousness, and that the decision of the examiner rejecting claim 3 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) must be reversed. REVERSED NEAL E. ABRAMS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT CHARLES E. FRANKFORT ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) JOHN P. MCQUADE ) Administrative Patent Judge ) CEF/lbg 77Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007