Appeal No. 97-3400
Application 08/584,908
claim 4 is not before us. An amendment filed subsequent to the
final rejection correcting a typographical error in claim 1 has
been entered.
Appellant’s invention pertains to an index print sheet on
which is printed a series of pictures that match a series of
images recorded on a film medium, with the index print sheet
being capable of storing or holding the film medium. Independent
claim 5, a copy of which is appended to appellant’s brief, is
illustrative of the appealed subject matter.3
The references of record relied upon by the examiner in
support of a rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are:
Lowenstein 1,233,076 Jul. 10, 1917
Holson 4,263,357 Apr. 21, 1981
In addition, the examiner relies upon Official Notice,
explained below, in support of the rejection.
Claims 1, 3 and 5-7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over “Official Notice in view of Holson and
Lowenstein” (answer, page 3).
Considering first independent claim 5, this claim is
directed to a film package comprising a film sheet and an index
3The copy of the appealed claims appended to appellant’s
brief is incorrect in that line 1 of claim 3 should read “. . .
as recited in claim 1 . . . .”
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