Appeal 2007-1478
Application 10/359,861
(Specification 5). We agree that at least vehicles in use in the United
States are generally required to have a rear license plate illuminated.
10) The lighted rear license plate assembly for the 2/1974 through 1984
Toyota Land Cruiser appears to be similar in design and arrangement
to Appellant’s lighted front bumper license plate assembly. See
Specter printout, depicting parts assemblies for various models of
Toyota Land Cruisers.
11) More particularly, the 2/1974 through 1984 Toyota Land Cruiser had
a license plate mounting assembly which included two covered light
assemblies directly above the license plate. See bracket item 17, light
housings 20 and light assembly 1 on pages 1 and 2 of Specter
printout. See also the individual replacement parts for such a license
plate mounting assembly in Cool Cruisers printout.
12) The license plate mounting assembly for the 2/1974 through 1984
Toyota Land Cruiser does not include any frame surrounding the
license plate and thus is separate from any frame that surrounds the
license plate.
13) The illumination of the license plate for the 2/1974 through 1984
Toyota Land Cruiser is provided by two lights which produce two
illumination fields, thus illuminating the plate by reflecting light off
of the plate.
14) The license plate mounting assembly for the 2/1974 through 1984
Toyota Land Cruiser is mounted on the rear body panel of the vehicle.
15) The 1998 Volvo S70 & V70 cars were equipped with daytime
running lights feature that when activated caused the license plate
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