Appeal No. 2000-0873
Application No. 08/975,983
enhance the appearance and aesthetics of a building structure,
suggestion for the above being found in the express teachings
of Mayer that the technical requirements for mural painting
are similar to those for easel picture painting, and in the
implicit teachings of Mayer regarding the artistic value of
mural paintings. Based on the
fact that Milne’s kit includes instruction on how to proceed
in reproducing the easel picture, it is our view that in so
adopting Milne’s kit, the resulting kit would provide
instructions on how to paint a mural. Furthermore, based on
the fact that both Milne and Mayer teach providing a picture
of the completed version of the finished picture, it is also
our view that in so adopting Milne’s kit, the resulting kit
would provide a picture of a completed version of the mural.
Appellant’s arguments to the contrary are not persuasive
because they do not take into account what the combined
teachings of the references would have suggested to one of
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