Appeal No. 2003-0007 Page 2
Application No. 29/092,219
THE INVENTION
Appellant claims the ornamental design for a pull (see Figs. 1-4). Such a pull is a knob
ordinarily placed on cabinets.
THE EVIDENCE
As evidence of unpatentability, the Examiner relies upon the following prior art
references:
Allison Cabinet Hardware Catalog; page 6, Knob 244 FWB; received August 15, 1996
Phylrich Sales Co. Catalog, page 39-C; knob (bottom row, far right) (1965).
THE REJECTION
The claim stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the
Allison knob 244FWB in view of the Phylrich knob (bottom row, far right). We reverse.
OPINION
The Examiner finds that Phylrich shows a mosaic-like pattern on a knob and that it would
have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to modify
the surface decoration of the Allison knob as suggested by the Phylrich knob (Answer at 4). The
problem is that, even if it were obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art to make the
combination, the result would not suggest a knob of Appellant’s design.
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