Appeal No. 2000-0376
Application 08/753,236
counterfeiter would have to manipulate to escape detection and
affords print quality control (EA23).
Zabele discloses a system and method for controlling print
quality. An electronic test image of the printed image is
acquired by an image acquisition unit and compared to a prototype
image of the desired printed image and an alarm is generated if
the printing on the test image and the printing on the prototype
image do not satisfy a predetermined condition (col. 1, line 58
to col. 2, line 3). We fail to see how the portions of Zabele
pointed out by the Examiner can be considered the "status of the
printing parameters" in any sense. The Examiner's reasoning
regarding counterfeiting is again not persuasive. Accordingly,
the Examiner has failed to establish a prima facie case of
obviousness. The rejection of claims 37 and 38 is reversed.
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