Appeal No. 2000-1449
Application No. 08/838,133
Appellant’s invention pertains to threaded tamper-evident
container closures, and to threaded tamper-evident closures having
push-pull resealable tamper-evident pour spouts.
The references cited in the final rejection are:
Thomas et al. (Thomas) 2,998,902 Sep. 5, 1961
Arona-Delonghi 4,919,309 Apr. 24, 1990
Beck 5,456,374 Oct. 10, 1995
Sander et al. (Sander) 5,588,562 Dec. 31, 1996
Claims 42 and 43 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph.
Claims 1-14, 37-39 and 42 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Sander in view of Arona-Delonghi.
Claims 16-28 and 43 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Sander in view of Arona-Delonghi, and
further in view of Thomas.
Claims 31, 32, 34-36 and 41 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Sander in view of Arona-Delonghi
and Thomas, and further in view of Beck ‘374.
Reference is made to appellant’s main and reply briefs (Paper
Nos. 11 and 16) and to the examiner’s answer (Paper No. 13) for the
respective positions of appellant and the examiner regarding the
merits of these rejections.
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