Appeal No. 1997-1349
Application 08/520,629
the end point “c”. However, while we agree that changing the
configuration in Fig. 1A to that of Fig. 1C requires sliding
the mounting element in rail 7, we note that Kunii’s Fig. 1C
alone shows the open or closed position without using the
slidable feature as recited in Appellants’ claim 24.
Therefore, we conclude that Kunii’s mounting assembly is an
integral, single piece, member allowing the display to open and
close while the mounting member remains at one end of the
housing in a substantially non-slidable manner.
Appellants on pages 8 and 9 further argue that Kunii does
not suggest any reason for the modification to the hinges when
the display is closed. Appellants point out that Kunii’s
mounting assembly is configured such that the modification to
obtain a non-slidable connection for opening and closing the
display without sliding the mounting assembly would have been
impossible.
The Federal Circuit states that “[o]bviousness from [prior
art reference] would follow, ipso facto, if [prior art
reference] anticipates.” RCA Corp. v. Applied Digital Data
Systems, Inc., 780 F.2d 1440, 1446, 221 USPQ 385, 390 (Fed.
Cir. 1984), citing
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