Appeal 2007-2315
Application 10/095,265
Curry US 2,221,421 Nov. 12, 1940
Herber US 5,865,684 Feb. 2, 1999
Gedeon US 6,048,275 Apr. 11, 2000
There is only one rejection on appeal. Claims 8, 9, 15, 26, and 27
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over Curry in view of
Herber and Gedeon (Answer 4). The claims stand or fall together because
Appellant has not provided separate reason for their patentability. We select
claim 8 as representative for deciding this appeal. See 37 C.F.R. §
41.37(c)(1)(vii). Claim 8 reads as follows:
8. An iron or wood type golf club, comprising:
a golf club head;
a golf club shaft attached to said golf club head; and
an elongated grip attached to said shaft, wherein said
elongated grip is an integral part of the iron or wood type golf
club and has an extended length, said extended length being
greater than 15 inches along the golf club shaft.
FINDINGS OF FACT
Curry
1. Curry describes a method of constructing the grip portion of a golf club
(Curry at 1, col. 1, ll. 1-10).
2. The grip is adhered to the golf club shaft (Curry at 1, col. 2, ll. 12-35 and
Fig. 5; Answer 4).
3. “[L]eather hides, which preferably are the material employed, are cut into
strips the width of which is equal to the length of the grip desired, say 12,
13, 14 or 15 inches” (Curry at 2, col. 1, ll. 37-41; Answer 4).
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