Appeal No. 2002-0101
Application No. 09/384,546
target. A second plurality of hoop-and-loop fastener material is
provided to attach the target to a wall.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner as
evidence of obviousness are:
Schonberg 1,544,430 Oct. 14, 1924
Baker 4,344,621 Aug. 17, 1982
Lapsker et al. 5,549,302 Aug. 27, 1996
(Lapsker)
REJECTION
Claims 1 through 6 and 9 through 14 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Schonberg in view of Lapsker
and Baker.
Claims 1 through 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
second paragraph as indefinite.
GROUPING OF CLAIMS
Appellant has grouped the claims as follows:
For the rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103, claims 1 through 6 are
one group, while claims 9 through 12 are a second group. Claims
13 and 14 stand or fall separately.
In the supplemental examiner's answer, the examiner
clarified the status of an amendment after final filed on April
19, 2001, Paper No. 8. According to the examiner, this amendment
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