Appeal No. 95-3303
Application No. 07/960,892
13. A method of marking a surface, which comprises:
forming at least two layers of differently-colored
lacquer on a carrier;
transferring said layers of differently-colored lacquer
to said surface; and
exposing region-wise said layer of colored lacquer remote
from said surface to laser radiation to thereby expose said
layer of colored lacquer proximate said surface thereby
producing said marking on said surface.
The references of record now relied upon by the examiner
are:
Van Paesschen et al. (Van Paesschen) 3,650,740 Mar.
21, 1972
Magden et al. (Magden) 3,794,544 Feb. 26,
1974
Glaser et al. (Glaser) 3,926,707 Dec. 16,
1975
Oka et al. (Oka) 3,930,924 Jan. 6,
1976
Holbein et al (Holbein) 4,732,410 Mar. 22,
1988
Takii et al. (Takii) 4,968,526 Nov. 6,
1990
The appealed claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as follows:
1) claims 13, 17-19, and 21 as unpatentable over admitted
prior art in view of Van Paesschen;
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