Ex parte NIJBOER et al. - Page 3




          Appeal No. 1999-0387                                       Page 3           
          Application No. 08/590,278                                                  


                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               The appellants' invention relates to a record pad.  A                  
          copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix                
          to the appellants' brief.                                                   


               The prior art references of record relied upon by the                  
          examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:                              
          Johnsen                  3,945,870                     Mar. 23,             
          1976                                                                        
          Drake               EP 0 325 057 A2               July 26, 1989             
          Perriman et al.     EP 0 486 127 A1               May  20, 1992             
          (Perriman)                                                                  



               Claims 1-4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 16, 19 and 20 stand rejected              
          under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Drake.                     


               Claims 1-7, 9-12, 16, 19 and 20 stand rejected under                   
          35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Drake.                           


               Claims 8, 12-14, 17 and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.              
          § 103 as being unpatentable over Drake in view of Johnsen.                  








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