Appeal No. 2005-0702 Page 8
Application No. 09/443,505
aminophenols will not work, Claussen simply states that the described substituted para-
aminophenols are improved. Moreover, one of the described substituted para-aminophenols, i.e.,
4-amino-2-methoxymethylphenol (col. 2, ll. 32-33) is one of the claimed substituted para-
aminophenols.
As a final point, we note that Appellants base no arguments upon objective evidence of
non-obviousness such as unexpected results. We conclude that the Examiner has established a
prima facie case of obviousness with respect to the subject matter of claims 1-5 and 5-18 which
has not been sufficiently rebutted by Appellants.
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the decision of the Examiner to reject claims 1-5 and 5-18 under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) is affirmed.
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