Appeal No. 1996-3880 Page 2
Application No. 08/305,441
The appellant's invention relates to a pencil. An
understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading
of exemplary claim 1, which appears in the appendix to the
appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Chapman Des. 141,631 June 19, 1945
Beder 2,491,296 Dec. 13,
1949
Richardson 509,664 July 19,
1939
(British)
Okumura 01-229700 2 Sep. 13, 1989
(Japan)
Muliterno 0 381 818 Aug.
16, 1990
(European Patent Application)
2In determining the teachings of Okumura, we will rely on
the translation provided by the PTO. A copy of the
translation is attached for the appellant's convenience.
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