Appeal No. 2000-0107
Application 08/905,072
Petkovsek 5,573,277 Nov. 12,
1996
(filed July 28, 1994)
The following reference is referred to in the remand
section of this decision, infra:
Tezuka et al. (Tezuka) 4,952,433 Aug. 28, 1990
Claims 1 to 18 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as unpatentable over Petkovsek in view of Walz.
After fully considering the record in light of the
arguments presented in appellant's brief and the examiner's
answer, we conclude that the appealed claims are patentable
over the combination of references applied.
With respect to claims 1 and 9, the two independent
claims on appeal, the examiner takes the position that it
would have been obvious, in view of Walz, to print the mailing
forms disclosed by Petkovsek in a continuous assembly, as
recited. We agree with this finding by the examiner,
especially in view of the fact that Petkovsek discloses at
col. 5, lines 9 to 11, that "a particular label/form may be
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