Appeal No. 2006-2467 Page 10 Application No. 10/157,644 CONCLUSION Because the examiner failed to set forth a prima facie case of obviousness, the rejections of record are reversed. In addition, upon return of the application, the examiner should consider the patentability of the claims in view of the Van de Ven reference, as discussed in the “Other Issues” section of the opinion. REVERSED ) Toni R. Scheiner ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT Eric Grimes ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) Lora M. Green ) Administrative Patent Judge )Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007