Appeal No. 1998-3305 Page 3
Application No. 08/381,886
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a feeding duct for
writing instruments (claims 10 through 13) and a method of
producing a feeding duct for writing liquids (claims 8 and 9).
An understanding of the invention can be derived from a
reading of exemplary claims 8 and 10, which appear 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:
Wada et al. (Wada) 5,087,144 Feb. 11,
1992
Miltner 1,214,113 3 Sep. 25, 1959
(Germany)
Rott et al. (Rott) 3,931,161 4 Mar. 28, 1991
(Germany)
3In determining the teachings of Miltner, we will rely on
the translation provided by the PTO. A copy of the
translation is attached for the appellant's convenience.
4In determining the teachings of Rott, 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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