Appeal No. 1998-1782 Page 8
Application No. 08/472,332
760, 772, 218 USPQ 781, 789 (Fed. Cir. 1983), cert. denied,
465 U.S. 1026 (1984), it is only necessary for the claims to
"'read on' something disclosed in the reference, i.e., all
limitations of the claim are found in the reference, or 'fully
met' by it."
In resolving the issues raised by the appellant and the
examiner, it is necessary for us to determine the meaning of
the term "information" as used in the phrase "a single layer
face member incorporating information therein." It is
axiomatic that, in proceedings before the PTO, claims in an
application are to be given their broadest reasonable
interpretation consistent with the specification, and that
claim language should be read in light of the specification as
it would be interpreted by one of ordinary skill in the art.
In re Sneed, 710 F.2d 1544, 1548, 218 USPQ 385, 388 (Fed. Cir.
1983). In applying this guidance, we conclude that the
appellant has used the term "information" as synonymous with
"indicia" and thus conclude that the term "information" means
identifying marks (e.g., letters, symbols).
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