Appeal No. 96-3201
Application 08/177,399
respect to claims 1-13, 23 and 24, which prima facie case has
not been rebutted by additional evidence from the appellants.
Therefore the rejection of claims 1-13, 23 and 24 under 35
U.S.C. § 103 will be affirmed.
With respect to the Sill reference, we are in agreement
with the appellants that the lighting fixture components of
Sill are not disclosed as being interchangeable with the Sill
mounting structures. We note that the fixture shown on pages
14 and 15 show different mountable fixture heads on supports
of varying lengths that can be used on a table or a floor.
However, these fixture heads are not disclosed as
interchangeable on the mounts. For this reason, the Sill
catalog does not establish a prima facie case of obviousness
with respect to the claims rejected thereunder.
With respect to the disclosures of Crider and Martin, we
agree with the examiner and appellants that one or more lamps
can be attached to the structure of Martin at different
heights. However, we agree with the appellants that Martin
does not dis-close interchangeable but different supporting
structures that are interchangeably related to a plurality of
fixture heads. Accordingly, Martin does not disclose evidence
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