Appeal No. 2002-1224
Application No. 09/266,927
medium of Hagen’s apparatus. In essence, this is because both
natural sponge and polyurethane foam are known in the art for use
as a paint applying medium. Indeed, on pages 1 and 2 of his
specification, the appellant refers to sponges generically as
typically used to paint walls, etc. (see the paragraph bridging
pages 1 and 2 and the first full paragraph on page 2 of the
subject specification).
It follows that we also will sustain the examiner’s section
103 rejection based on Hagen.
The decision of the examiner is affirmed.
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