Appeal No. 2001-0052
Application No. 09/229,216
state that the examiner has not specifically identified what,
in the Kodak Fun Saver 35 camera reference, is considered to
be the “depressed portions which identify [the] filmstrip”
[brief-page 5].
We have reviewed the Kodak Fun Saver 35 camera reference
and we agree with appellants that it is not clear from the
reference what would constitute the claimed “integral
depressed portions...that constitute film identifying
indicia...”
The examiner takes the position that “irrespective of
whether the body is ‘light-reflecting,’ the reference clearly
teaches...’ integral [ly formed] depressed portions’ on the
body of the camera.” However, the claim calls for these
depressed portions to be on the flash reflector, not the
“body” of the camera so it is very relevant, in accordance
with the instant
claim language, as to where, exactly, the depressed portions
are located.
The examiner also contends that the integral depressed
portions of the Kodak Fun Saver 35 camera do identify the
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