Appeal No. 1999-2130 Page 2 Application No. 08/813,307 The appellant’s invention is directed to an exercise method. The claims on appeal have been reproduced in an appendix to the Brief. THE REFERENCES The references relied upon by the examiner to support the final rejection are: Arrowsmith 1,195,327 Aug. 22, 1916 Vassar 3,124,887 Mar. 17, 1964 Photocopy of Karhu Shoe, Circa 1970's2 Official Notice that “there are known shoes in the art . . .” (Answer, page 4) THE REJECTION Claims 1-4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Arrowsmith or Vassar in view of Official Notice. 2This reference was not directly applied by the examiner, but was referred to in the matters of which official notice was taken.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007