Appeal No. 2005-0516 Page 2
Application No. 10/199,803
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention is generally related to fencing and is particularly related
to protective guards securable to fences (specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims
under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellant's brief.
The prior art of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the appealed
claims is:
Allen 3,648,981 Mar. 14, 1972
Demarest 4,071,223 Jan. 31, 1978
Eisele 5,402,988 Apr. 4, 1995
Giannelli 5,762,444 June 9, 1998
The appellant's admission of prior art (specification, pages 1-2; Figures 1-5) relating to a
protective guard for a chain link fence (Admitted Prior Art).
Claims 1, 3 to 6, 11 and 14 to 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over the Admitted Prior Art in view of Eisele.
Claims 17 to 19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over the Admitted Prior Art in view of Eisele and Giannelli.
Claims 7 to 10 and 20 to 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over the Admitted Prior Art in view of Eisele and Demarest.
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