Appeal No. 2003-0849
Application 09/622,916
Examiner’s rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over the combination of Herbst,
Frank and Egly. The rejection of claims 1-15 is reversed.
Since we reverse for the lack of the presentation of a prima facie case of
obviousness by the Examiner, we need not reach the issue of the sufficiency of the
evidence as allegedly demonstrating unexpected results. See In re Geiger, 815
F.2d 686, 688, 2 USPQ2d 1276, 1278 (Fed. Cir. 1987).
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