Ex Parte Dege et al - Page 12



            Appeal 2007-0229                                                                                 
            Application 10/968,436                                                                           
            nonobvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103, then any claim dependent therefrom is                          
            nonobvious).                                                                                     
                D. Claim 7 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over                     
                   Lippincott in view of Davis or Hill and further in view of Jacober.                       
                   Claim 7 depends from claim 1, so the combination of Lippincott, Davis, and                
            Hill has the same deficiencies when applied to claim 7 as stated above.  Because                 
            Jacober does not remedy these deficiencies (Finding of Fact 8), the Examiner                     
            failed to make out a prima facie case of obviousness as to claim 7.                              
                E. Claims 10-12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over                 
                   Lippincott in view of Davis or Hill and further in view of Kirkendall.                    
                   Claims 10-12 depend from claim 1, so the combination of Lippincott, Davis,                
            and Hill has the same deficiencies when applied to claims 10-12 as stated above.                 
            Because Kirkendall does not remedy these deficiencies (Finding of Fact 10), the                  
            Examiner failed to make out a prima facie case of obviousness as to claims 10-12.                

                                             CONCLUSIONS                                                     
                   We conclude that Appellants have shown that the Examiner erred in                         
            rejecting claims 1-2 and 13-14 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) and claims 1-14 under                    
            35 U.S.C. § 103(a).                                                                              







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