Appeal No. 2002-0185
Application 08/902,171
seams which are not reinforced with an additional strip of
material and in which the polyolefin film side of two laminated
fabric edges are melted together, said seam(s) having a strength
of about 2000 grams or greater per inch of seam width, and said
laminated fabric having a basis weight of about 80 grams or less
per square meter, a hydrohead of about 50 centimeters or greater,
and a breathability of about 1000 grams or greater per square
meter per 24 hours.
2. The garment of Claim 1 wherein the wholesale price,
expressed as 1997 U.S. dollars, is about 20 dollars or less.
3. The garment of Claim 1 wherein the wholesale price,
expressed as 1997 U.S. dollars, is about 10 dollars or less.
4. The garment of claim 1 wherein the wholesale price,
expressed as 1997 U.S. dollars, is from about 2 to about 8
dollars.
Claims 1-11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
paragraph (written description), as containing subject matter
which was not described in the specification in such a way as to
reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the
inventors, at the time the application was filed, had possession
of the claimed invention.
Claims 2-4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph.
I. The 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, rejection (written
description)
We first present the applicable case law in connection with
a 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph rejection, specifically, lack
of written descriptive support, discussed below.
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