Appeal No. 2000-1993 Page 2
Application No. 09/157,130
The appellant's invention relates to a reflective marker
(claims 1 and 4 to 6) and a reflective marker kit(claims 9 and
12 to 14). A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in
the appendix to the appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Brudy 3,834,789 Sept. 10,
1974
Bright Eyes All "Way" Shine Tacks (Bright Eyes)
Claims 1, 4 to 6, 9 and 12 to 14 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Bright Eyes in view
of Brudy.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellant regarding the above-noted
rejection, we make reference to the answer (Paper No. 8,
mailed April 25, 2000) for the examiner's complete reasoning
in support of the rejection, and to the brief (Paper No. 7,
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