Ex parte WHITSON - Page 2




                 Appeal No. 1999-2009                                                                                     Page 2                        
                 Application No. 29/052,870                                                                                                             


                          We REVERSE.                                                                                                                   


                                                                   BACKGROUND                                                                           
                          The appellant's invention relates to a design for a                                                                           
                 garden area edging unit.  The claim on appeal is:                                                                                      
                 The ornamental design for an edging unit, as shown and                                                                                 
                 described.                                                                                                                             


                          The prior art references of record relied upon by the                                                                         
                 examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:                                                                                         
                 Dean, Jr. (Dean)                             5,564,240                                    Oct. 15, 1996                                
                 Burr                                                  2,415,782       2                   Oct. 16, 1975                                
                                                              (Germany)                                                                                 



                          The design claim stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as                                                                     
                 being unpatentable over Figure 61 of Burr in view of Dean.                                                                             






                          2In determining the teachings of Burr, we will rely on                                                                        
                 the Derwent abstract and the partial translation provided by                                                                           
                 the appellant (both of record).                                                                                                        







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