Appeal No. 1999-0107
Application No. 08/700,427
water soluble or water dispersible laminated film” (column 2,
lines 21 through 24). The laminated film is
a film which has been made from two or more originally
separated layers which are joined together. The two
layers may be joined together in the laminate by known
methods. For example, the layers of the laminate may
be joined by pressure, heating, crosslinking, fusion,
adhesion or any combination thereof. Adhesion of the
two layers may be obtained through the use of a
separate adhesive, or, when appropriate, water [column
2, lines 25 through 33].
The films can be formed of polyvinyl alcohol (see column 5, line
6 et seq.) and may contain a plasticizer to improve their sealing
properties and reduce undesirable stretching (see column 3, lines
13 through 21).
As apparently conceded by the examiner (see page 10 in the
answer), because Edwards’ superimposed films are laminated
together they do not respond to the limitation in claim 1
requiring the superimposed films to be separable without tearing.
It is not apparent, nor has the examiner cogently explained, how
Gouge ‘601 cures this deficiency.
Accordingly, we shall not sustain the standing 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) rejection of claim 1, or of dependent claims 2 through
14, as being unpatentable over Edwards in view of Gouge ‘601.
Claims 12 and 13 depend from claim 1 and require at least
one of the container wall films to contain a plasticizer. The
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