Appeal No. 2000-1668 Page 2
Application No. 08/948,052
The appellants’ invention relates to a disposable diaper for absorption and
containment of body fluids (specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims under appeal is set
forth in the appendix to the appellants’ brief.
The prior art
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims is:
Dragoo 4,795,454 Jan. 3, 1989
The rejection
Claims 5 through 8 and 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Dragoo .
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellants regarding the above-noted rejection, we make reference to the answer
(Paper No. 28, mailed January 5, 2000 ) for the examiner's complete reasoning in
support of the rejection, and to the brief (Paper No. 27, filed November 29, 1999 ) and
reply brief (Paper No. 29, filed February 29, 2000 ) for the appellants’ arguments
thereagainst.
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