Appeal No. 2000-0121
Application No. 08/773,665
longitudinally movable and semi-circular member 25 which
complements the stem 23 and fills the round holes 21 and 22.
As to the anticipation rejection of independent claim 56, it
is quite clear to us that the now claimed "generally rectangular
slot" in the external wall of a portable electronic device is not
anticipated by round holes in the refrigerator of Jacobi. Thus,
the rejection of claim 56 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) cannot be
sustained.
Turning now to the obviousness rejection of claim 57, which
claim sets forth particular dimensions of the generally
rectangular slot, this panel of the board discerns no suggestion3
that would have been derived by one having ordinary skill in the
art from the Jacobi teaching for configuring the expressly
disclosed round holes 21, 22 with a rectangular shape.
Accordingly, this rejection of claim 57 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
cannot be sustained.
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