Appeal No. 2001-0008
Application 09/298,572
namely, Mizumura in view of Cotting or the Japanese patent in
view of Cotting. We reference the Examiner’s Answer for the 2
Examiner’s reasoning in support of the rejections and
3 4
Appellant’s Brief and Reply Brief for Appellant’s arguments
in favor of patentability
Mizumura teaches a powder coating composition
containing (a) a compound having at least two epoxy groups in
the molecule, (b) a polyester or acrylic resin having a
molecular weight of 1,000 to 7,000 and an acid value of not
less than 20 having at least two carboxyl groups, and (c) a
specific quaternary nitrogen-containing compound as catalyst
for a reaction of
the epoxy and carboxyl groups. (Brief on Appeal, page 6.)
Mizumura states that “[t]he main object of the present
invention is to provide a powder coating composition which can
be thermoset at a low temperature and form a paint film having
excellent surface smoothness.” (Mizumura, column 2, lines 10-
2Paper No. 13, mailed July 21, 2000.
3Paper No. 12, received June 29, 2000.
4Paper No. 14, received September 21, 2000.
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