Ex Parte Hugunin - Page 2




          Appeal No. 2004-0541                                                        
          Application No. 09/739,718                                                  


                    18.  A fishing lure, comprising:                                  
                    a spoonlike body portion;                                         
                    at least one cavity formed in said body portion; and              
                    a scent receiving element located in said at least one            
               cavity, wherein said body portion defines a plane and said             
               scent receiving element defines a plane, and said scent                
               receiving element being embedded in said body portion such             
               that said plane of said scent receiving element is coplanar            
               with said plane of said body portion.                                  
                    23.  A fishing lure comprising:                                   
                    a body portion having an end, said end defining a                 
               contour; and                                                           
                    a scent receiving element attached to and extending               
               from said end of said body portion, said scent receiving               
               element adapted to conform to the contour of said end of               
               said body portion.                                                     
               The prior art references relied upon by the examiner are:              
          Walker                        4,962,609           Oct. 16, 1990             
          Mooers                        6,061,947           May  16, 2000             
                                                  (Filed Jul. 21, 1999)               
          Monticello et al. (Monticello) 6,301,823 B1       Oct. 16, 2001             
                                                  (Filed Jun.  7, 2000)               
               Claims 18, 20, 21, 26 and 29 through 31 stand rejected under           
          35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by the disclosure of                
          Mooers.  Claims 18, 20, 21, 26 and 28 through 31 stand rejected             
          under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by the disclosure             
          of Monticello.  Claims 23, 24, 27 and 32 stand rejected under               
          35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by the disclosure of                

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