Appeal No. 1999-2243
Application 08/567,081
Rejection (1)
The Pike patent discloses a box shaped casino change
cart with a pair of wheels, and side panels 14, 16 on which
"the casino name and logo can be placed to help achieve high
visibility for the cart to players" (col. 2, lines 15 to 17).
The examiner takes the position that this constitutes the
claimed "means adapting said cart to match a selected casino
theme" because (answer, page 4):
It is common for casinos to have a theme
and make a logo to visually display the
theme. The placement of a logo on the side
panel of a change card would adapt the cart
to match a selected casino theme.
Appellant, on the other hand, asserts that "dictionary defini-
tions of 'logo' also do not relate that term to matching
'themes,' nor does any prior art of record" (reply brief,
page 2).
After fully considering the record in light of the
arguments presented in appellant's brief and reply brief, and
in the examiner's answer, we conclude that this rejection is
well taken.
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