Appeal No. 1998-0668
Application 08/036,650
Part of step (f) requires "printing the area of the
textile substrate corresponding to each image area of the
original . . . under printing conditions that are the same
as the specified printing conditions of step (a) [printing a
color atlas]." The step does not require the original to be
printed under the same conditions as the color atlas, as
asserted by the Examiner; this would not make any sense
inasmuch as the original may be printed on any medium.
Nevertheless, Hermann discloses that "colour atlases are
naturally only valid for as long as the basic dyes, the
methods of application and and [sic] the substrates do not
change" (col. 1, lines 39-41), which would have taught one
of ordinary skill that the substrate and method of
application should be the same for the color atlas and the
image to be reproduced.
Appellant argues that Hermann teaches away from the use
of color atlases.
We disagree with Appellant for the reasons stated with
respect to the anticipation rejection of claim 20.
Because Hermann does not disclose the printing process,
in particular, steps (b) through (e) and part of step (f),
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