Appeal No. 1998-2639 Application 08/425,735 year prior to the date of the application for patent in the United States.”4 4The photocopies (or photocopies of photographs) illustrating the cue appear to have been made by the examiner and do not appear to be publications in the sense that the word “publication” is used in § 102(b). 5Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007