Ex Parte Hammond - Page 2




                Appeal No. 2005-1023                                                                                  Page 2                    
                Application No. 09/963,734                                                                                                      



                                                             BACKGROUND                                                                         
                         The appellant's invention relates in general to first aid kits and, in particular, to a                                
                first aid kit which is adaptable to a plurality of first aid environments (specification, p. 1).                                
                A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellant's brief.                                        


                         The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the                                        
                appealed claims are:                                                                                                            
                Campiglia                                  2,324,194                                 July 13, 1943                              
                First Responder Kits #1 - #6 (First Responder)                                                                                  
                National Safety Council ''First Aid Guide''                                                                                     


                         Claims 1 to 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over                                         
                Campiglia in view of First Responder and the ''First Aid Guide.''                                                               


                         Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and                                          
                the appellant regarding the above-noted rejection, we make reference to the answer                                              
                (mailed June 15, 2004) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the                                                  
                rejection, and to the brief (filed March 26, 2004) for the appellant's arguments                                                
                thereagainst.                                                                                                                   









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