Appeal No. 1998-1342
Application 08/460,204
means for readily releasably connecting said plurality of labels to each other.
12. An assembly comprising:
a plurality of linerless labels each having a top surface with indicia imaged
thereon and a coating of pressure sensitive adhesive release material, and a bottom
surface covered with pressure sensitive adhesive; and
means for readily releasably connecting the plurality of labels to each other,
comprising a matrix material and a plurality of paper ties connecting each label to the
matrix material.
20. An assembly of linerless labels comprising:
a plurality of substantially circular in configuration linerless labels, each having a
top surface with adhesive release material and a bottom surface with pressure sensitive
adhesive; said labels disposed in shingled relationship in a substantially straight line, a
portion of the adhesive of one label overlapping a portion of the adhesive release
material of an adjacent label.
The references relied upon by the examiner are:
Bane 5,324,078 Jun. 28, 1994
(filed Dec. 28, 1992)
Lane 2,170,147 Aug. 22, 1939
Claims 1 through 12 and 20 through 25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a).
As evidence of obviousness, the examiner relies upon Bane and Lane. We affirm-in-
part.
DISCUSSION
We believe it appropriate to separate the pending claims into three groups for the
purpose of considering the issues raised in this appeal. The first group is claims 1
through 11, the second group is claims 12 and 23 through 25, and the third group is
claims 20 through 22.
Claims 1 through 11
All of these claims require, inter alia, the presence of a single coating of pressure
sensitive adhesive release material and a single pressure sensitive adhesive. The
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