Appeal No. 98-1314
Application No. 08/421,640
pages 6 and 32). The appellants reference page 3 of the3
specification as support for the notion that the specification
establishes the particular configuration of the leading region
of the securing means to be an "aspect" that contributes to
the "distinctive advantages" afforded by the invention. Page
3, however, merely broadly refers to "various aspects" of
invention providing advantages such as a "neat appearance,"
"dynamic fit," "improved fit," "improved securement with fewer
pop-opens," "greater comfort," "reduced irritation," and
"reduced irritation and reduced red marking of the wearer's
skin." The referred to "various aspects" and the noted
advantages, however, are immediately preceded by a description
of the invention which makes no reference whatsoever to the
substantially T-shaped configuration of the leading region of
the securing means. Instead, this description of the
invention concentrates on the fastening tab being provided
3If the provision of the leading region of the securing
means being "substantially T-shaped" and having a "narrowed
medial region" were such a vital part of the appellants'
invention, it seems strange to us that all mention of its
importance was omitted from the original description. See
Graham v. John Deere Co., 383 U.S. 1, 24-26, 148 USPQ 459,
469-470 (1966).
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