Appeal No. 2006-0513
Application No. 09/741,684
claim 12. We find no error in the Examiner’s establishment of a
prima facie case of obviousness with respect to the solder
dimensions set forth in claim 12 based on the Examiner’s line of
reasoning as articulated at page 5 of the Answer. We also agree
with the Examiner that Appellants made no separate argument, to
which the Examiner could respond, with respect to claim 12 in the
principal Brief, instead relying on arguments made with regard to
claim 7. Although Appellants in the Reply Brief have made an
argument denigrating the Examiner’s reliance on the size of the
slider pad in Albrecht as a basis for the rejection, we find no
evidence forthcoming from Appellants which would convince us of
any error in the Examiner’s position.
In summary, we have sustained all of the Examiner’s
rejections of the claims on appeal. Therefore, the decision of
the Examiner rejecting claims 7-12 is affirmed.
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