Ex Parte OGUCHI et al - Page 6



          Appeal No. 2000-0538                                                        
          Application 08/762,131                                                      

          side of the computer, provided with an electrical connection is             
          covered with the battery pack”.  Thus, all the claims before us             
          require that the battery pack cover the electrical connection               
          located on the rear side of the portable computer.                          
               Anticipation requires that each and every element of the               
          claimed invention be disclosed in a single prior art reference.             
          See In re King, 801 F.2d 1324, 1326, 231 USPQ 136, 138 (Fed. Cir.           
          1986) and Lindermann Mashinenfabrik GMBH v. American Hoist &                
          Derrick Co., 730 F.2d 1452, 1458, 221 USPQ 481, 485 (Fed. Cir.              
          1984).                                                                      
               Upon our review of Leung, Leung shows in figure 4 the                  
          battery pack (H) extending along the rear side (40) of the system           
          body (B).  We note that Leung shows in figure 1 that the rear               
          side where the element 4 is marked contains no electrical                   
          connections.  Furthermore, we note that Leung shows that the                
          battery pack does not cover the electrical connection located on            
          the rear side of the portable computer.  Therefore, Leung does              
          not teach all the limitations as recited in Appellants’ claims 33           
          through 49.                                                                 



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