Appeal No. 2002-2317
Application No. 09/025,607
Claims 45 and 47
One of the components used in the method of claim 45 is a
basic hot-melt adhesive, and one of the components used in the
method of claim 47 is an acidic hot-melt adhesive. The examiner
has not pointed out where Murdock discloses such hot-melt
adhesives, or explained how Murdock would have fairly suggested
them to one of ordinary skill in the art.
The examiner, therefore, has not carried the burden of
establishing a prima facie case of anticipation or obviousness of
the methods claimed in the appellants’ claims 45 and 47 over
Murdock. We therefore reverse the rejections of these claims
under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102(b) and 103.
Rejection over Uraneck
Claims 1-4, 7-10, 12-22, 24, 28 and 29
Uraneck discloses an intermolecular neutralization product
of acidic and basic polymers or copolymers which can be used in
products including adhesives, coating compositions, molding and
casting compositions, tire stock, specialty rubbers, wire
insulation and films (col. 1, lines 15-18; col. 2, lines 53-56;
col. 3, lines 56-59; col. 4, lines 56-59). The acidic monomer
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