Appeal 2006-2139
Application 10/292,221
The Invention
Appellant's invention is an interpretive art workbook comprising a
plurality of bound sheets, each sheet having a free-form line drawing
suitable for interpretation and supplementation by an individual
(Specification 1). Independent claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and
reads as follows:
1. An interpretive art workbook comprising:
a bound collection of sheets having
displayed on a surface of each of a plurality of
such sheets a different free-form line drawing that
a user can, through the exercise of imagination and
creativity, interpret and supplement to construct an
image that incorporates but is not determined by
the free-form line drawing.
The Evidence
The Examiner relies upon the following as evidence of
unpatentability:
Meyers US 1,419,882 Jun. 13, 1922
Whang US 6,203,230 B1 Mar. 20, 2001
The Rejections
Appellant seeks review of the Examiner’s rejection under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) of claims 1 and 11 as anticipated by Meyers and rejections under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) of claim 1 as unpatentable over Meyers and claims 3-5,
10-12 , and 25-28 as unpatentable over Meyers in view of Whang.
The Examiner provides reasoning in support of the rejection in the
Answer (mailed October 7, 2005). Appellant presents opposing arguments
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