Appeal No. 98-2033
Application 08/507,623
application.
The invention relates to "a closure seal for cartons that
prevents undetectable entry to the carton's contents"
(specification, page 1). Claim 1 is representative and reads
as follows:
1. A tamper-evident closure seal having a top surface
and a bottom surface, the bottom surface having an adhesive
coating and the top surface having on it a pattern having
adjoining high-gloss and matte areas.
The reference relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness is:
Jones, Jr. (Jones) 3,854,581 Dec. 17,
1974
Claims 1 through 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Jones.
Reference is made to the appellant's main and reply
briefs (Paper Nos. 7 and 9) and to the examiner's final
rejection and answer (Paper Nos. 5 and 8) for the respective
positions of the appellant and the examiner with regard to the
merits of this rejection. On page 2 in the main brief under
2
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