Appeal No. 2001-0181
Application No. 09/195,999
specification (pages 3 and 6) which describes the first
embodiment (elected species of Figs. 1 through 3; Paper No. 5)
as including an intermediate sole having a flexible
intermediate zone, with the intermediate sole being made of a
semi-rigid plastic and comprising the intermediate flexible
portion 6. In light of the above, we conclude that the
recitation of a "semi-rigid intermediate zone" in claim 1 is
definite in meaning, and would be understood by those versed
in the art.
The obviousness rejections
We do not sustain the rejection of claims 1, 12 through
16, 18, and 19 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Wittmann as well as the rejection of claims 10, 11, and
17 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Wittmann
and Spier.
Claim 1 is explicitly addressed to an alpine ski boot
with the feature, inter alia, of "an intermediate sole (2)
comprising a semi-rigid intermediate zone (6) to which are
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