Appeal No. 1998-1798 Page 3
Application No. 08/596,538
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a tape moving
mechanism using a direct drive motor. A copy of the claims
under appeal appears in the appendix to the appellant's reply
brief.
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims is:
Ohkubo et al. (Ohkubo) 5,272,579 Dec. 21,
1993
Claims 1 to 9, 17, 19 and 20 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as being indefinite for
failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the
subject matter which the appellant regards as the invention.
Claims 1 to 9, 17, 19 and 20 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Ohkubo.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellant regarding the above-noted
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