Appeal No. 2004-0785 Page 2
Application No. 09/252,635
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to modular systems and methods for
assembling multiunit buildings, and particularly to systems and methods wherein
individual units are constructed from multiple vertically stacked modules (specification,
p. 1). A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellants'
brief.
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims is:
Hopkins, Jr. (Hopkins) 4,513,545 Apr. 30, 1985
Claims 1 to 12 and 22 to 27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Hopkins.
Claims 13 to 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Hopkins.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellants regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the final
rejection (Paper No. 11, mailed October 18, 2001) and the answer (Paper No. 18,
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