Appeal No. 2002-0859
Application 09/193,444
that teaches the advantages of using a ring over the advantages
of using a bus communication system. Therefore, we fail to find
that the Examiner has provided substantial evidence as to why one
of ordinary skill in the art would make the proposed combination
of substituting Tubel’s reliable bus communication system with
Gerstel’s ring communication system.
In view of the foregoing, we have not sustained the
Examiner’s rejection of claims 1 through 10, 12 through 16,
18 through 24, and 26 through 29 under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
REVERSED
MICHAEL R. FLEMING )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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JOSEPH L. DIXON )
Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND
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MAHSHID SAADAT )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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