Appeal No. 97-0974
Application No. 08/234,294
Russell H. Taylor (the appellant) appeals from the final
rejection of claims 50-52, 74 and 75, the only claims
remaining in the application.
We AFFIRM.
The appellant's invention pertains to a system for
assisting a surgeon during surgery. Independent claim 50 is
further illustrative of the appealed subject matter and a copy
thereof may be found in the appendix to the brief.
The reference relied on by the examiner is:
Raab 5,305,203 Apr.
19, 1994
(filed Oct. 2, 1990)
Claims 50-52, 74 and 75 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to
particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter
which the appellant regards as the invention.
Claims 50-52, 74 and 75 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(e) as being anticipated by Raab.
The rejections are explained on pages 3 and 4 of the
answer. The arguments of the appellant and examiner in
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