Appeal No. 2001-1794
Application No. 08/882,787
the respective viewpoints of appellants and the examiner. As a
consequence of our review, we make the determination which
follows.
We cannot sustain the rejection of appellants’ claims based
upon the examiner’s rationale in applying the prior art.
Independent claim 1 sets forth a disposable body fluids
absorbent article comprising, inter alia, a tape fastener having
a free end portion and an adhesive portion extending
longitudinally between the free end portion and an elastically
stretchable portion with an inner surface of the adhesive portion
facing an outer surface of a back sheet and releasably directly
bonded to the outer surface. Independent claim 7 addresses a
method of disposal of a disposable body fluids absorbent article
in which a tab fastener has a fixed end portion, a free end
portion releasably adhesively attached to a backsheet prior to
use, and an elastically stretchable portion extending
longitudinally between the fixed and free end portions.
The basic teaching relied upon by the examiner is a Japanese
document referenced in appellants’ specification, which document
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