Appeal No. 2003-0452 Page 2
Application No. 09/846,714
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to sealed pouches having contoured edges with
a pour spout (specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the
appendix to the appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Schwarzkopf 3,448,915 June 10, 1969
Bell 5,971,613 Oct. 26, 1999
Claims 50 to 53 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by
Schwarzkopf.
Claims 50 to 53 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by
Bell.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellant regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the final
rejection (Paper No. 6, mailed May 9, 2002) and the answer (Paper No. 10, mailed
October 16, 2002) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the rejections,
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