Appeal No. 2005-0282
Application No. 09/755,991
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A module, comprising:
a hermetically-sealable shell having first and second terminal sets;
a first surface acoustic wave (SAW) circuit, located within said shell
and couplable to said first terminal set, that filters a first signal in a first
band of communications frequencies; and
a second SAW circuit, located within said shell and couplable to
said second terminal set, that filters a second signal in a second band of
communications frequencies.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Ikata et al. (Ikata) 5,786,738 Jul. 28, 1998
Filipov et al. (Filipov) 5,923,459 Jul. 13, 1999
Takado 5,939,817 Aug. 17, 1999
Claims 1-7, and 15-21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103. As evidence of
obviousness, the examiner offers Takado, Ikata and Filipov.
Reference is made to the brief and answer for the respective positions of
appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
In rejecting claims under 35 U.S.C. §103, the examiner bears the initial burden of
presenting a prima facie case of obviousness. See In re Rijckaert, 9 F.3d 1531, 1532,
28 USPQ2d 1955, 1956 (Fed. Cir. 1993). To reach a conclusion of obviousness
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