Appeal No. 1997-0432
Application No. 08/200,951
claimed on an acrylic-coated metallic substrate, we are
convinced that the answer to the question is in the
affirmative.
The arguments advanced by appellants have, in our view,
been adequately answered by the examiner in the Answer,
including the arguments relating to coating thicknesses and
amounts of solvents present in the coating compositions. We
will add, however, that appellants' argument regarding
Camelon's "marked preference for the use of water over organic
solvents" (page 9 of Brief) is without merit. We are
satisfied that Camelon's preference for an aqueous solvent
over an environmentally problematic organic solvent does not
militate against the obviousness of employing an organic
solvent to one of ordinary skill in the art.
As a final point, we note that appellants base no
argument upon objective evidence of nonobviousness, such as
unexpected results. In particular, as noted by the examiner,
appellants have proffered no objective evidence which
establishes the criticality of the argued limitations relating
to coating thicknesses, particular solvents and amounts
thereof.
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