Appeal No. 2000-1607 Page 2
Application No. 09/084,486
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention relates to a mat for removing cat litter from the paws of a
cat. The claims on appeal have been reproduced in the appendix to the appellants’ Brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Ballard 5,429,073 Jul. 4, 1995
Reynolds 5,830, 080 Nov. 3, 1998
(filed Jun. 24, 1997)
Claims 1 and 5/1 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by
Reynolds.
Claims 2, 3, 4, 5/2, 5/3, and 5/4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Reynolds in view of Ballard.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and the
appellants regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the Answer (Paper
No. 10) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the rejections, and to the Brief
(Paper No. 9) for the appellants’ arguments thereagainst.
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