Appeal No. 2003-0752 Page 2
Application No. 09/915,393
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention relates to a tape cassette. The claim on appeal has
been reproduced below.
The single prior art reference of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting
the appealed claim is:
Olsen 3,655,145 Apr. 11, 1972
Claim 2 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by
Olsen.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellants regarding the above-noted rejection, we make reference to the Answer
(Paper No. 10) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the rejections, and
to the Brief (Paper No. 9) and Reply Brief (Paper No. 11) for the appellants’ arguments
thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful consideration to
the appellants’ specification and claims, to the applied prior art reference, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellants and the examiner. As a consequence
of our review, we make the determinations which follow.
The appellants’ invention is directed to a tape cassette comprising a cartridge
having a tape wound on a reel, wherein the end of the tape is pushed out of the
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