Appeal No. 2002-0049 Page 2
Application No. 09/317,538
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a method of fabricating tools used in
processes for die cutting sheet-type work material such that the die cut work material
can be advanced thereon without becoming caught (specification, p. 1). A copy of the
claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Abe et al. (Abe) 4,921,154 May 1, 1990
Dombrowski et al. (Dombrowski) 4,993,896 Feb. 19, 1991
Claims 1 to 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Abe in view of Dombrowski.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellant regarding the above-noted rejection, we make reference to the answer
(Paper No. 15, mailed April 24, 2001) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support
of the rejection, and to the brief (Paper No. 14, filed March 12, 2001) and reply brief
(Paper No. 17, filed June 18, 2001) for the appellant's arguments thereagainst.
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