Appeal No. 2007-0382
Reexamination 90/007,172
Analysis
We apply these well settled legal principles to the facts of this case.
Cole describes a slippage-resistant sandal (i.e., a footwear) comprising an
insole 12 supported by an outsole 14, wherein the insole 12/outsole 14 combination
anchors a long main strap 16, a short forward strap 18, and a heel strap 20. (Col. 2,
lines 54-58.) Cole’s Fig. 1 is reproduced below:
Cole’s Fig. 1 is said to depict a perspective view of a sandal (i.e., footwear) having
an insole and an outsole.
Cole states that the exposed surfaces of the insole 12 may be “partially or
completely” covered with a non-leather material, which may be the same materials
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