Ex Parte Roseth - Page 8

                Appeal 2006-3311                                                                              
                Application 10/392,525                                                                        

           1          25.  Thiolat’s Fig. 1 which represents a plan view of a blank for                       
           2    assembling into Thiolat’s foldable container, is reproduced below (slightly                   
           3    reduced):                                                                                     












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           6                                    ANALYSIS                                                      
           7          We first address the anticipation rejection over Thiolat.                               
           8          i)  The rejection of claims 9, 11, and 13 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as                   
           9    being anticipated by Thiolat.                                                                 
          10          Claim 9 reads as follows:                                                               
          11          9.  A reclosable food container assembled from a unitary blank, the                     
          12    container comprising:                                                                         
          13                       a bottom panel;                                                            
          14                       a first pair of opposing side panels extending from the                    
          15                 bottom panel;                                                                    
          16                       a second pair of opposing side panels extending from the                   
          17                 bottom panel;                                                                    
          18                       a plurality of foldable gussets; each gusset connecting                    
          19                 two adjacent side panels;                                                        

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