Takeaway: An Applicant appealed claims that described structure in terms of segments with joined endpoints, along with profiles for each segment. The Applicant argued that the Examiner had interpreted geometric features shown in the reference drawings in an arbitrary manner, in order to read on the claims. In making that argument, the Applicant cited to two prior Board decisions involving reference were also at issue. The Board dismissed this portion of the argument because the Applicant didn't compare facts in the cited cases to facts in the case on appeal. (Ex parte Justin, PTAB 2014.)Details:Ex parte JustinAppeal No.: 2012008703; Appl. No. 12/784,824; Tech. Center 3700Decided: December 30, 2014The Applicant appealed two anticipation rejections of claims to a "punch for cutting tile from a workpiece". The claims recited a cutting blade and further described the structure of the cutting blade in terms of segments with joined endpoints, along with…
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