Appeal No. 2003-1284 Page 2
Application No. 09/887,179
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates generally to a multi-function pocket tool which
includes adjustable pliers and other selected tools, and in particular tools for bicycle
maintenance and repair (specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims under appeal is set
forth in the appendix to the appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Leatherman 4,238,862 Dec. 16, 1980
Chuang 5,711,042 Jan. 27, 1998
Claims 6 to 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Leatherman in view of Chuang.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellant regarding the above-noted rejection, we make reference to the answer
(Paper No. 14, mailed January 9, 2003) for the examiner's complete reasoning in
support of the rejection, and to the brief (Paper No. 13, filed November 25, 2002) and
reply brief (Paper No. 15, filed March 11, 2003) for the appellant's arguments
thereagainst.
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