Appeal No. 2000-0107
Application 08/905,072
Claims 1 and 9 further recite that the plurality of
labels is
removably secured to the backer wherein each of the
plurality of labels is formed in only a single row
and each of the plurality of labels has a width
defining a maximum width in the single row
Appellant argues that Petkovsek and/or Walz do not teach or
suggest this feature, while the examiner asserts (answer, page
5):
One with ordinary skill in the art could easily form
a continuous assembly as taught by Walz '210, where
the mailing and/or auxiliary portions could be
formed in a single or a plurality of rows as
necessary. The exact configuration of the mailing
and auxiliary portions on the continuous assembly as
taught by Walz '210 would depend on factors such as
the size of the mailing label needed for a specific
type of article to be mailed and the type of
information needed to be printed on the label
assembly, all of which could be easily determined by
one with ordinary skill in the art.
We do not agree with the examiner. In the first phase,
sections 14, 14 of the Petkovsek label (the return receipt'
card sections) are not detachable from the backer, but rather
Petkovsek specifically omits the silicone layer 56, 56 from'
those areas (see Fig. 7) so that the cards 14, 14' will
consist of the backer and front and back layers 14 or 14'
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