Appeal No. 1997-3719 Page 3
Application No. 08/559,156
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention is a combination cover/carrying
case for a laptop or notebook computer (brief, p. 2). An
understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading
of exemplary claim 1 (the sole independent claim under
appeal), a copy of which is set forth 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:
Gasparaitus et al. 5,025,921 June 25,
1991
(Gasparaitus)
Seni 2 2,533,896 April 6,
1984
(France)
Silicon Sports, Inc. "Portable Computer Wetsuit Carrying
Case," 1994 (Silicon Sports)
2In determining the teachings of Seni, 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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