Appeal No. 95-4735
Application 07/826,171
terminating in a rolled lip. See Fig. I below. A groove on the bottom surface of the pan extends from the
interior thereof outwardly in rectangularly shaped convolutions of ever increasing size that generally conform
in shape to the shape of the pan’s outer periphery. See Fig. II below.
Fig. I Fig. II
In order for a design to be unpatentable because of obviousness, there must be a “Rosen”
disclosure, i.e., a basic design reference in the prior art, “a something in existence, the design characteristics
of which are basically the same as the claimed design.” In re Borden, 90 F.3d 1570,
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