Appeal No. 98-2158 Page 2
Application No. 08/610,279
We REVERSE and, pursuant to our authority under the
provisions of 37 C.F.R. § 1.196(b), we will enter a new
rejection of claims 9 and 15 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph.
The appellant's invention pertains to a device for
sharpening the blade of an ice skate. Independent claim 28 is
further illustrative of the appealed subject matter and a copy
thereof may be found in the appendix to the brief.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Scholler 4,219,975 Sep. 2,
1980
Anderson 5,383,307 Jan. 24,
1995
Claims 17-20, 28, 29 and 32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being clearly anticipated by Anderson.
Claims 1-16, 21-27, 30 and 31 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Anderson in view of
Scholler.
The rejections are explained on pages 4 and 5 of the
answer. The arguments of the appellant and examiner in support
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