Appeal No. 1999-1904 Page 2
Application No. 08/704,778
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a connecting element for connecting preferably
wood or materials having similar properties (Specification, page 1). A further understanding of
the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 25, which appears in the
appendix to the appellant's brief.
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the appealed
claims is:
Scarlett 5,323,584 Jun. 28, 1994
The following rejections stand before us for review.1
Claims 25, 27-31, 34-36, 39-41 and 49 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by Scarlett.
Claims 26 and 42-48 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Scarlett.
Reference is made to the brief (Paper No. 15) and the answer (Paper No. 16) for the
respective positions of the appellant and the examiner with regard to the merits of these
rejections.
The rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, have been withdrawn (Paper No. 13).1
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