Appeal No. 2000-0304 Page 7 Application No. 08/778,688 The appellant argues that there is no teaching for utilizing non-highly calendered liner material in Stewart. In regard to the recitation in both independent claims 1 and 14 of a liner material having a non-highly calendered texture, the examiner states: Stewart does not disclose a liner material having a non-highly calendered texture. It would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to have provided the label of Stewart with a non-highly calendered liner, since calendering is a well known process in the label art, and it would have been within the level of ordinary skill in the art to have provided a liner with an amount of calendering suitable for its end use. [Examiner’s answer at page 4]. However, there is no disclosure in Stewart about the need for non-highly calendered liner material. In fact, the Stewart reference does not mention calendering of the liner at all. There is no evidence that the end use of the liner in the Stewart reference would require non-highly calendered liner material. As such, in our view, there is no suggestion to utilize non-highly calendered liner material in Stewart.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007