Appeal No. 1999-1317
Application No. 08/632,216
Claims 7, 17 and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103(a) as being unpatentable over Fayolle in view of Kish,
either Hirano or Boreali, and Malthouse.
Claims 8, 9 and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103(a) as being unpatentable over Fayolle in view of Kish,
either Hirano or Boreali, and Hoffmann.
Claim 21 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Fayolle in view of Kish, either Hirano
or Boreali, Hoffmann and Kimball.
Attention is directed to the appellant’s main and reply
briefs (Paper Nos. 9 and 12) and to the examiner’s answer
(Paper No. 10) for the respective positions of the appellant
and the examiner with regard to the merits of these
rejections.
DISCUSSION
I. The 35 U.S.C. § 102(a) rejection of claims 1 through 3
Fayolle discloses a device for applying labels to
articles 3 moving past the device on a conveyor belt 19. The
device includes a label magazine or supply roll 2 of self-
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