Appeal No. 2005-0234
Application No. 09/901,550
claimed parting agent, the material must repel the recited
flowable material. Wiech does not teach or suggest that the
conductors 24 have any such characteristic. Further, as claimed,
the material must prevent the flowable material from reaching the
conductor tracks. However, conductors 24 are amongst the
conductor tracks that are not to be covered with the flowable
material, yet they would clearly be covered by the flowable
material if grooves 10 were the barriers. Thus, Wiech clearly
fails to teach or suggest each and every element of the claims,
and we cannot sustain the anticipation rejection of claims 1
through 3, 5 through 7, and 11.
Regarding the obviousness rejection of claim 4, Roberts
fails to cure the deficiencies of Wiech. Therefore, we cannot
sustain the obviousness rejection of claim 4.
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