Appeal No. 1999-0913
Application No. 08/723,330
prevents photocopying and also providing a write-resistant
surface over information written on the article.
The claimed subject matter may be further understood with
reference to the appealed claims which are appended to
appellant's brief.
The reference of record relied upon by the examiner as
evidence of lack of novelty is:
Takeuchi et al. (Takeuchi) 4,856,857 Aug. 15,
1989
The examiner has rejected claims 23 through 25 under
35 U.S.C. § 102 as unpatentable over Takeuchi.
OPINION
We have carefully reviewed the rejection on appeal in
light of the arguments of the appellant and the examiner. As
a result of this review, we have reached the determination
that the applied prior art patent to Takeuchi does not
establish the lack of novelty of the claimed subject matter.
Accordingly, the rejection of all claims on appeal is
reversed. Our reasons follow.
Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102 requires that "each
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