Appeal No. 2002-0606 Page 2
Application No. 08/989,574
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a fishing hook having improved penetration
capability which is comprised of two or more materials (specification, p. 1). A copy of
the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellant's brief.
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims is:
Nobusato JP 6-2692361 Sept. 27, 1994
Claims 1 to 5, 15 to 17, 20 and 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by Nobusato.
Claims 6 and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Nobusato.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellant regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the final
rejection (Paper No. 17, mailed February 7, 2001) and the answer (Paper No. 20,
1 In determining the teachings of Nobusato, we will rely on the translation of record provided by
the Japanese Patent Office.
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