Appeal No. 2000-2035 Page 2
Application No. 08/844,282
The appellants' invention relates to an easy-open
beverage container in the form of a flexible pouch in which a
beverage therein is consumed through a straw. A copy of the
claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the
appellants' brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Lehmacher et al. 3,337,117 Aug. 22,
1967
(Lehmacher)
Papro A.G. 215,885 1 July 12, 1958
(Papro) (Austria)
Stanek 2,647,399 2 May 5, 1977
(Germany)
Claims 2, 6-8, 10, 11, 17 and 19 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Papro in view of
Stanek.
1In determining the teachings of Papro, we will rely on
the translation of record provided by the USPTO.
2In determining the teachings of Stanek, we will rely on
the translation of record provided by the USPTO.
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