Appeal No. 2003-1983
Application No. 09/704,077
or references of record convey or suggest that knowledge, is to
fall victim to the insidious effect of a hindsight syndrome
wherein that which only the inventor taught is used against its
teacher.”)
In sum, the examiner has not shown that Yokoyama, either
alone or in combination with any of the secondary references,
discloses or suggests the steps of using a laser to create a
fragile marking on a basecoat followed by applying an overcoat of
a clear topcoat to protect the fragile marking as required by
independent claim 9 and the remaining claims which depend
therefrom. Accordingly, we find that the examiner has failed to
establish a prima facie case of obviousness and the rejections
are reversed.
7
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007