Appeal No. 95-5059 Application 08/157,872 The appellant's invention is directed to a vehicle body extension for mounting upon the exterior fender surface of a vehicle. The subject matter on appeal is illustrated by reference to claim 1, which appears in an appendix to the appellant’s Brief. THE REFERENCES The references relied upon by the examiner to support the final rejection are: Rantala 3,580,628 May 25, 1971 Purcell 4,115,974 Sep. 26, 1978 Jacobson 5,044,688 Sep. 3, 1991 Italian patent 621,392 Jun. 7, 1961 (Daimler Benz)2 THE EXAMINER’S REJECTIONS Claims 1 through 3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Daimler Benz. Claim 4 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Daimler Benz in view of Purcell. 2Our understanding of this reference has been obtained through a PTO translation, a copy of which is enclosed. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007