Appeal No. 2000-1871 Page 5
Application No. 08/907,398
545, 549 (CCPA 1969). Further, in an obviousness assessment,
skill is presumed on the part of the artisan, rather than the
lack thereof. In re Sovish, 769 F.2d 738, 226 USPQ 771 (Fed.
Cir. 1985). We are bound to consider the disclosure of each
reference for what it fairly teaches one of ordinary skill in
the art, including not only the specific teachings, but also
the inferences which one of ordinary skill in the art would
reasonably have been expected to draw therefrom. See In re
Boe, 355 F.2d 961, 148 USPQ 507 (CCPA 1966); and In re Preda,
401 F.2d 825, 159 USPQ 342 (CCPA 1968).
Moor's invention relates to a fabric covered book cover
having front and back leafboards and a spine wherein both
leafboards are covered with a fabric material. One
characteristic feature of Moor's book cover is that the spine
includes a plurality of longitudinal parallel seams which
permit the spine to curl slightly and to fit comfortably in
the cupped palm of the hand. As shown in Figures 1-7, book
cover 10 comprises a front leafboard 11, a back leafboard 13,
and a spine 16. The front leafboard comprises three outside
edges 11a, 11b and 11c and an internal edge 22a. The back
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