Appeal No. 2003-0918 Page 2
Application No. 09/395,659
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to a handle for a lacrosse stick which inhibits a
player's hand from rotating around the handle, but which does not inhibit the player's
ability to adjust his or her hand position up and down the handle (specification, p. 3). A
copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellants' brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Hoult 3,702,702 Nov. 14, 1972
Kuebler et al. 5,749,798 May 12, 1998
(Kuebler)
Dupuis1 FR 2 403 172 Apr. 13, 1979
Claims 1, 2 and 6 to 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Hoult in view of Kuebler.
Claims 3 to 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Hoult in view of Dupuis.
1 In determining the teachings of Dupuis, we will rely on the translation provided by the USPTO. A
copy of the translation is attached for the appellants' convenience.
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