Appeal No. 2000-0289 Page 3
Application No. 08/753,542
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to an implement for
cutting and fusing synthetic, hair-like braids. 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:
Caneavri 1,465,838 Aug. 21,
1923
Griffin et al. 1,526,063 Feb.
10, 1925
(Griffin)
Harvey 1,957,589 May 8,
1934
Claims 9 to 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to
particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter
which the appellants regard as the invention.
Claims 8 to 10 and 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Caneavri or Griffin.
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