Appeal No. 1998-3413
Application No. 08/512,782
and further that one of ordinary skill in the art would have
readily discerned that at least the finish or texture of the
side wall of the ceramic flower pot is distinctly different
from the finish or texture of the molded plastic collar. In
this context, we also note that Coleman (col. 2, lines 37-38)
indicates that the molded plastic collar or ring member (10)
may be made in various colors. In addition, while we agree
with the examiner that the collar or ring member (10) of
Coleman, as seen in Figure 4, is dimensioned, at least in part
(e.g., at 16), to fit in overlapping relationship with an
outside
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