Appeal No. 2004-1379
Application No. 09/823,458
rejection. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into
consideration, in reaching our decision, the appellants’
arguments set forth in the brief along with the examiner’s
rationale in support of the rejection and arguments in rebuttal
set forth in the examiner’s answer.
It is our view, after consideration of the record before
us, that the evidence relied upon and the level of skill in the
particular art would have suggested to one of ordinary skill in
the art the obviousness of the invention as set forth in the
claims on appeal. Accordingly, we affirm.
Appellants have indicated that for purposes of this
appeal the claims will all stand or fall together as a single
group (brief, page 5). Consistent with this indication
appellants have made no separate arguments with respect to any of
the claims on appeal. Accordingly, all the claims before us will
stand or fall together. Note In re King, 801 F.2d 1324, 1325,
231 USPQ 136, 137 (Fed. Cir. 1986); In re Sernaker, 702 F.2d 989,
991, 217 USPQ 1, 3 (Fed. Cir. 1983). Therefore, we will consider
the rejection against independent claim 1 as representative of
all the claims on appeal.
In rejecting claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103, it is
incumbent upon the examiner to establish a factual basis to
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