Appeal No. 2000-1794
Application 08/901,171
the wrapped article to facilitate removal of the wrapping
material from the
article. In the appellant’s package assembly, “the visible
gripping portion of the elongated tape [has] a first message
associated therewith and the hidden portion of the elongated
tape [has] a second message associated therewith
intellectually compatible with the first message which becomes
available for viewing upon unwrapping the wrapping material
from the article” (specification, page 3). A copy of claims 1
through 13 appears in the appendix to the appellant’s main
brief (Paper No. 18).
THE REFERENCES
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Lenkoff 3,826,499 Jul. 30, 1974
Hill 5,645,300 Jul. 8, 1997
“Hershey’s Kisses chocolates,”
http:/www.hersheys.com/totally/product/kisses (downloaded
January 12, 1999, 12:46PM) (Hersheys.com)1
THE REJECTIONS
1Although the download date of this reference is subsequent to the July 28, 1997
filing date of the instant application, it is not disputed that the subject matter
discussed in the reference, particularly the Hershey’s Kisses packaging arrangement, is
prior art with respect to the appellant’s invention.
2
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