Appeal 2007-1913
Application 10/299,661
1. Perl teaches a bottle with at least one recess in which a finger can be
fitted so that the surface of the recess fits partially around the finger, and
preferably around a majority of the circumference of the finger (Perl, p.
1, ll. 46-50).
2. “The or each recess may face in any direction, for example outwardly or
downwardly. The or each recess may be formed in the main body of the
bottle or in a portion which is fixed to but outstanding from the main
body” (Perl, p. 1, ll. 52-57).
3. Ammarell teaches a bottle with concave-shaped shoulders formed in the
bottle on either side of the neck (Ammarell, col. 1, ll. 20-23).
The end walls extend inwardly and upwardly to form a
pair of concave finger rests on either side of the arched
portions of the side walls with the upper edges of the
concave finger rests terminating in the arched top
portions of the side walls.
(Ammarell, col. 1, ll. 39-44).
4. The finger rests of Ammarell are shown positioned closer to the opening
of the container than a bottom of the container (Ammarell, Figs. 1-5).
PRINCIPLES OF LAW
“Section 103 forbids issuance of a patent when ‘the differences between the
subject matter sought to be patented and the prior art are such that the subject
matter as a whole would have been obvious at the time the invention was made to a
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