Appeal No. 1997-0853
Application No. 08/308,076
writing. 2) More specifically, document bearing instructions
with repetitive information printed in fixed positions to save
writing and reference time.” See page 20 of the Business
Forms Glossary, published by International Paper Company,
copyright 1967, 1977.
THE OBVIOUSNESS REJECTION BASED ON MCLEROY
Appealed claims 1-7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as obvious over McElroy. Prior to a discussion of the
examiner’s stated rejection, it should be emphasized that
appealed claim 1 defines a business form having a first paper
sheet with an associated pressure sensitive adhesive system
and a second
substantially transparent water-impermeable plastic sheet
associated with a substantially transparent adhesive system
that functions to protect the first sheet when applied
thereto. As appellant correctly argues, these claimed
features are neither described nor suggested by the
disclosures in McElroy.
The deficiencies in the examiner’s stated rejection based
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