Appeal No. 1996-2960
Application 08/192,027
BACKGROUND
At pages 1-2 of the specification, the applicants describe the invention as relating
to a tissue comprising two or more plies wherein one or more of the internal ply surfaces
contains a colored or patterned indicia which is visible through at least one of said outer
plies. Applicants indicate that the plies can be attached to each other by crimping the
edges, gluing, or other suitable means. The indicia are stated to be intended to provide a
distinctive visual indication that the tissue contains unique ingredients or properties relative
to conventional tissue.
Discussion:
The rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103
Claims 1-19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the
admitted prior art taken in view of Holbein, Brown or Amano.
In describing the admitted prior art, the examiner relies on pages 1 and 3 of the
specification as disclosing that (Answer, page 3):
it is known in general to both print indicia or decorative pattern and to color
multiply tissue product. Additionally, the acknowledged prior art, . . . shows
that a multiply tissue paper with a center ply containing a virucidal
composition and which plies are crimped together to form the multiply tissue
product is well known in the art.
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