Appeal No. 1997-0853
Application No. 08/308,076
Kobayashi EP 0 512 153 Nov. 11,
1992
(European Patent Application)
Appealed claims 1-7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as unpatentable over McElroy. Appealed claims 1-13 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Kobayashi.
Appealed claims 14-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over Vermeulen in view of Kobayashi.
The subject matter on appeal is directed to business
forms. In his specification, appellant explains that there are
many types of “business forms” where labels are desirable
parts of the forms. Labels are said to be particularly
helpful to ensure the tracking of packages when used as a
business form by express courier services. However, “[m]any
times the main business forms/label applied to the package
being couriered needs protection from handling and the
elements. In order to adequately provide this function, while
still providing securement of the business form/label to a
package, again at least parts of the business form are larger
than is necessary.” See the specification at page 1, lines
14-19, emphasis added. Appellant’s disclosed inventions are
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