Appeal No. 2000-0266
Application No. 08/762,973
(a) wherein said front sheet and said back sheet are
bonded together on a left side, a top, and right side by impact
bonding to form said pocket covering;
(b) wherein said pocket covering has an insertion point
wider than a narrower telephone handset holding zone width;
(c) wherein said pocket covering has a slit on at
least one of said sides, said slit extending from said insertion
point to said narrower telephone handset holding zone width; and
(d) further comprising printed indicia means on at
least said front sheet for indicating the nature of the intended
use and instructions for the method of use of said article.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Lo et al. (Lo) 5,054,063 Oct. 1, 1991
Vigal 0 484 267 A1 May 6, 1992
(European Patent Application)
Claims 1 through 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Vigal in view of Lo.
Reference is made to the briefs (paper numbers 11 and 13)
and the answers (paper numbers 12 and 14) for the respective
positions of the appellant and the examiner.
OPINION
In view of the examiner’s reasoning (answer, pages 4 through
10; supplemental answer, page 2), we will sustain the obviousness
rejection of claims 1, 2 and 13 through 15. On the other hand,
we will reverse the obviousness rejection of claims 3 through
12 and 16 through 20 because we agree with the appellant’s
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