Appeal No. 2000-2185 Page 2
Application No. 08/834,777
The appellants’ invention relates to a package of
disposable absorbent articles, each article including, inter
alia, at least
one hook-and-loop type mechanical fastener. A copy of the
claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the
appellants’ brief.
The examiner relied upon the following prior art
reference of record in rejecting the appealed claims:
Roessler et al. (Roessler) 5,176,670 Jan. 5,
1993
The following rejections are before us for review.1
Claims 35, 43, 48 and 50-57 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Roessler.
Claim 44 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Roessler.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellants regarding the above-noted
rejections, we make reference to the answer (Paper No. 12) for
the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the rejections
According to the examiner (Paper No. 8), the rejection of claims 431
and 44 under the second paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 was overcome by the
amendment of Paper No. 7.
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