Ex parte ROGERS et al. - Page 4




                 Appeal No. 96-2625                                                                                                                     
                 Application 08/329,536                                                                                                                 


                 Hoffmann et al. (Hoffmann)       5,271,787       Dec. 21, 1993                                                                         
                 (filed May  13,                                                                                                                        
                 1992)3                                                                                                                                 
                                                               THE REJECTIONS                                                                           
                          The claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as                                                                            
                 follows: claim 8 over Heatwole in view of VanErmen; claim 9                                                                            
                 over Heatwole                                                                                                                          


                 in view of VanErmen and Grass; claim 10 over Heatwole in view                                                                          
                 of VanErmen and Voy; and claims 11 and 12 over Heatwole in                                                                             
                 view of VanErmen and Hoffmann.                                                                                                         
                                                                     OPINION                                                                            
                          We have carefully considered all of the arguments                                                                             
                 advanced by appellants and the examiner and agree with                                                                                 
                 appellants that the aforementioned rejections are not well                                                                             
                 founded.  Accordingly, we do not sustain these rejections.                                                                             
                          Heatwole discloses a transferable label comprised of a                                                                        
                 backing layer (10) having indicia on one or both sides, an                                                                             
                 adhesive layer (11) on one side of the backing layer, and a                                                                            
                 peelable layer (12) removably attached to the adhesive layer                                                                           

                          3Continuation-in-part of serial nos. 705,313 and 705,325,                                                                     
                 both filed May 24, 1991.                                                                                                               
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