Appeal No. 2002-1250 Page 14
Application No. 09/200,057
soccer ball. Thus, the combined teachings are suggestion of wearing Ashinoff's
forehead guard while heading a soccer ball.
For the reasons set forth above, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1,
3 and 4 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Ashinoff in view of Romero
and Mech Site is affirmed.
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1, 3, 4, 6 to 9, 18
and 19 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first and second paragraphs, is reversed; the decision of
the examiner to reject claims 6 to 9, 18 and 19 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed; and
the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1, 3 and 4 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is
affirmed.
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