Appeal No. 2002-1778 Page 12
Application No. 09/285,078
Claim 6
We sustain the rejection of claim 6 under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
Dependent claim 6 adds to parent claim 1 the further limitation that the band is
configured to be attached to a human wrist.
In our view, Jacks' main spring clip 1 is configured to be attached to a human
wrist. As such we conclude that Jacks teaches all the limitations of claim 6. As set
forth above with respect to claim 1, a disclosure that anticipates under 35 U.S.C. § 102
also renders the claim unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103, for "anticipation is the
epitome of obviousness."
For the reasons set forth above, the decision of the examiner to reject claim 6
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed.
Claims 7 to 12
We will not sustain the rejection of claims 7 to 12 under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
Independent claims 7 and 12 read as follows:
7. A wrist corsage, comprising:
a generally curved band configured to be attached to a human wrist;
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