Ex parte RASMUSSEN - Page 6




          Appeal No. 98-0070                                                          
          Application 29/019,900                                                      


          enclosed floor space, and (2) the presence of hinges in Misco’s             
          storage pen.  In our view, the height of the compartments as well           
          as the use of hinges is dictated solely or at least primarily by            
          functional considerations of a storage pen.                                 
               For the foregoing reasons, we do not sustain the rejection             
          of the claimed design over Miscoe.                                          












                                     Conclusion                                       
               The rejection of the design claims over Allen and Unilever             
          is reversed.                                                                
               The rejection of the design claim over Miscoe is also                  
          reversed.                                                                   
                                      REVERSED                                        






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