Appeal No. 1999-0955
Application No. 08/687,872
9b and emerges at the outer face 9a, the pores in the
applicator head must be interconnected. Further, de Laforcade
discloses that when the composition is dispensed from the
container, it spreads over the whole of the inner face 9b of
the dispenser
head, i.e., the inner face or bottom surface 9b is in contact
with the composition over a major portion of the bottom
surface as required by claim 19. See col. 6, ll. 3-8.
In summary:
a) the decision of the examiner to reject claims 16, 19
and 21 through 29 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed; and
b) a new rejection of claims 19, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27/19,
27/21, 27/22, 27/23, 27/26, 28/27/19, 28/27/21, 28/27/22,
28/27/23, 28/27/26 and 29 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 is entered
pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b).
This decision contains a new ground of rejection pursuant
to 37 CFR § 1.196(b)(amended effective Dec. 1, 1997, by final
rule notice, 62 Fed. Reg. 53,131, 53,197 (Oct. 10, 1997), 1203
Off. Gaz. Pat. & Trademark Office 63, 122 (Oct. 21, 1997)).
37 CFR
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