Appeal No. 2005-0424
Application No. 09/873,845
The examiner relies upon the following references as
evidence of obviousness:
Farquhar 3,303,582 Feb. 14, 1967
Wang 6,039,453 Mar. 21, 2000
Appellant's claimed invention is directed to an illuminated
decorative globe comprising an inner globe that is enclosed by an
outer translucent cover. A light bulb is positioned inside the
inner globe for projecting the image thereon onto the inner
surface of the outer cover. Also, the projected image is visible
from outside the cover.
Appealed claims 1, 2 and 4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Farquhar. Claim 3 stands
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Farquhar in view of Wang.
Appellant submits at page 4 of the principal brief that
"[c]laims 1, 2 and 4 stand together" and "[c]laim 3 stands
alone."
We have thoroughly reviewed each of appellant's arguments
for patentability. However, we are in complete agreement with
the examiner that the claimed subject matter would have been
obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art within the meaning of
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