Appeal No. 97-3059
Application No. 08/251,014
The examiner relies on the following references:
Mizikovsky 5,228,074 Jul. 13, 1993
(filed Apr. 15, 1991)
Tattari 5,265,158 Nov. 23, 1993
(filed May 11, 1992)
Claims 1 through 7, 9 through 13 and 16 through 20 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Mizikovsky
in view of Tattari.
Reference is made to the brief and answer for the
respective details of the positions of appellant and the
examiner.
OPINION
We reverse.
The instant claimed invention requires a radio telephone
which is operable in at least two modes. The telephone
comprises a plurality of modules. There is a basic module
which contains circuitry common to both modes of operation.
Then there are at least two discrete supplementary modules.
The first such supplementary module consists of non-common
circuitry necessary for operation in the first mode and the
second such supplementary module consists of non-common
circuitry necessary for operation in the second mode. Each
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