Appeal No. 2001-0271 Page 6
Application No. 08/855,474
13 and 14 standing or falling therewith. See In re Wiseman,
596 F.2d 1019, 1021-1022, 201 USPQ 658, 660 (CCPA 1979); In re
Burckel, 592 F.2d 1175, 1178-1179, 201 USPQ 67, 70(CCPA 1979);
In re Hellsund, 474 F.2d 1307, 1309-1310, 177 USPQ 170,
172(CCPA 1973).
Claim 12 reads as follows:
12. A pad for supporting a computer mouse, the pad
comprising a body having a top surface and a bottom
surface joined by an edge of a selected thickness,
the body having an aperture therein of dimensions
sufficient to receive a computer disk.
House discloses a mouse pad or information pad having a
cover 108 which affords a desirable mouse operating or writing
surface and a base layer 112 formed of neoprene closed cell
sponge rubber or other suitable material provided with a
gripping surface 116 on the side opposite the cover 108. The
cover 108 is secured to the base layer 112 at an attachment
site 142 located along three of the peripheral edges 144A,
144B and 144C thereof so as to form a pouch 138 between the
cover and the layer 112, such that sheet material 140 can be
inserted into the pouch 138 through an opening at the
peripheral edge 144D of the base layer 112 where the cover
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