Ex Parte OSHIMA et al - Page 2




          Appeal No. 2002-2175                                                        
          Serial No. 09/060,960                                                       


                                   THE INVENTION                                      
               The invention relates to a golf glove package which is                 
          defined in representative claim 1 as follows:                               
               1.  A package for a golf glove comprising:                             
               a package capable of containing a golf glove;                          
               a generally rectangular indication section disposed on a               
          side of said package for indicating salient characteristics of              
          the golf glove contained within said package, said section being            
          divided into a plurality of subsections, each subsection                    
          indicating a unique salient characteristic of the golf glove; and           
               identifying means disposed within each of said subsections             
          and comprising text and graphical indications for uniquely                  
          identifying said salient characteristics of the golf glove.                 

                                   THE PRIOR ART                                      
               The items relied on by the examiner to support the final               
          rejection are:                                                              
          Connell                  1,406,541                Feb. 14, 1922             
          West                     2,051,665                Aug. 18, 1936             
          Official Notice implicitly taken by the examiner of the prior art           
          practice of packaging golf gloves in containers or boxes for                
          distribution to consumers (conventional golf glove package).                

                                   THE REJECTIONS                                     
               Claims 1 through 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)             
          as being anticipated by Connell.                                            


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