Appeal No. 2003-1341
Application No. 09/447,071
table, the striking of said ball by said first paddle propelling
said ball from said one end of said table towards another end of
said table, said third paddle and said fourth paddle being held
respectively by a third player and a fourth player both located
at said another end of said table;
as said ball arrives at said another end of said table,
striking said ball with said third paddle, the striking of said
ball by said third paddle propelling said ball from said another
end of said table towards said one end of said table; and
as said ball arrives at said one end of said table, striking
said ball with one of said first paddle and said second paddle,
the striking of said ball by said one of said first paddle and
said second paddle propelling said ball from said one end of said
table back towards said another end of said table, said one of
said first paddle and said second paddle being determined in
accordance with a direction of motion of said ball after being
struck by said third paddle and positions of said first player
and said second player relative to said ball upon arrival of said
ball at said one end of said table, so that as said ball arrives
at said one end of said table, said ball may be struck by said
first paddle rather than said second paddle.
The References
In rejecting the claim under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a), the
examiner relies upon the following references:
Paddle Tennis: Official Rules of Play, U.S. Paddle Tennis
Association, Copyright 1996. (“Rules of Paddle Tennis Play”)
The Doubles Game: The Rules of Tennis, United States Tennis
Association, Copyright 2001. (“Rules of Tennis Play”)
The Rejections
Claim 34 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over the Rules of Paddle Tennis Play and the Rules
of Tennis Play.
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