Appeal No. 2000-1613
Application No. 09/178,053
The claims on appeal are drawn to a fastening and
supporting device adapted to be clamped to a vertically placed
hanger, and are reproduced in the appendix of appellant’s
brief.
The references applied in the final rejection are:
Klingel 1,546,839 Jul. 21,
1925
Roth 5,188,317 Feb. 23,
1993
Claims 1 to 4 and 8 stand finally rejected under 35
U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as unpatentable over Klingel in view of Roth.1
Initially, we note that on page 3 of the brief appellant 2
states that one issue is "whether the amendment of the
application submitted on September 14, 1999 was properly
rejected [sic: denied entry]." However, that issue is not
1An additional rejection of claims 1 to 4 and 8 under
35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, has been withdrawn
(examiner’s answer, page 3).
2Any references herein to appellant’s brief are to the
brief filed on January 3, 2000.
2
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