Appeal No. 2000-0873
Application No. 08/975,983
mural, (3) a plurality of color samples provided in a second
tangible medium distinct from the picture and having the same
colors as the paints of the mural, and (4) a third tangible
medium identifying a name of a paint manufacturer line of
paints for use in painting the mural.
As to items (1) and (2) of the claimed kit, for the
reasons discussed above in connection with the rejection of
claims 66, 67, 75 and 76, it would have been obvious in view
of Mayer to adopt the picture painting kit of Milne to allow a
user to reproduce a scene as a large-scale wall mural, and in
the process provide a kit having items (1) and (2).
Concerning item (3), DePauw relates to a device for teaching
color mixing in a coordinated manner, and includes a mixing
tray 10, a plurality of paints in squeeze bottles, and a
mixing chart (Figure 6) having a
color scale and indicia thereon for demonstrating how colors
can be mixed to obtain other colors. Based on Milne’s
teaching of including in the kit instructions that inform the
user of how to mix paints (column 3, lines 30-35), and
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