Appeal No. 2004-1058
Application 09/584,053
§ 1.193(b)(2)(ii), the appellants filed a supplemental brief
(Paper No. 18) and requested that the appeal be reinstated. In
response, the examiner entered an answer (Paper No. 19), noted a
reply brief (Paper No. 20) filed by the appellants and forwarded
the application to this Board for review of the current
rejections of claims 12 through 18, 20 and 22 through 29.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “pet grooming . . . methods for
removing loose hair from a furry pet such as a dog or cat”
(specification, page 1). Representative claim 12 reads as
follows:
12. A method of removing loose hair from a furry pet such
as a dog or cat having loose hair and non-loose hair, the method
comprising:
providing a grooming tool having an elongate handle portion
extending generally along a handle axis, and a pet engageable
portion secured to the handle portion, the pet engageable portion
including a blade portion and a plurality of teeth, the blade
portion including a blade edge, the teeth extending from the
blade edge;
placing the pet engageable portion in engagement with the
pet;
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