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. -4-4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007