Appeal 2007-2233
Application 10/228,754
suggested method does not have the three successive steps required by claim
17. See Uniroyal, Inc. v. Rudkin-Wiley Corp., 837 F.2d 1044,
1050-54, 5 USPQ2d 1434, 1438-41 (Fed. Cir. 1988).
Accordingly, in the absence of a prima facie case of obviousness, we
reverse the grounds of rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a).
The Primary Examiner’s decision is reversed.
REVERSED
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