Appeal No. 2002-2317
Application No. 09/025,607
Rejection over EP ‘082
Claims 1-4, 7-10, 12-22, 24, 28 and 29
EP ‘082 discloses a polymeric ammonium salt made by reacting
1) at least one ethylene copolymer or terpolymer (A) made from a
group of monomers containing 0.5-50 wt% of at least one specified
dicarboxylic acid or anhydride or ester thereof, and 2) at least
one polyalkylene imine and/or polyvinyl amine (B), each having
more than 3 amino groups in the molecule (pages 2 and 6). The
amount of components (B) must be sufficient for neutralizing at
least 5 mol% of the free carboxyl groups in component (A)
(page 7).3 The polymeric ammonium salt is suitable as a hot melt
adhesive and for preparing foils, molded parts, light-sensitive
recording elements, and cable jackets for medium and high voltage
electric cables (page 3).
As discussed above regarding the rejections over Murdock,
“hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive composition” in the
preamble of the appellants’ claim 1 is a limitation of the
claimed invention. The examiner has provided no evidence or
3 The original EP ‘082 document indicates that in the translation on
page 7, in line 10 “component (A)” should be “component (B)”, and in line 14
“component (B)” should be “component (A)”.
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