Appeal No. 2003-2062
Application 09/853,568
patient, or the symptoms which the consumption of the medicine by
a patient is expected to alleviate. Independent claim 7 sets
forth a method for marking a medicine receptacle by affixing a
label about the exterior of the receptacle, wherein the label
contains a descriptive, non-textual iconic representation that
describes the medicine. Claims 8 and 9, which depend from claim
7, are like claims 5 and 6 discussed above. Dependent claim 10
adds the requirement that the receptacle of claim 7 must have a
cover and the step of affixing the label to the cover.
Independent claim 11 defines an icon for marking a medicine
receptacle wherein the icon comprises a label with an adhering
surface on one side and an external printable media on the other,
and a descriptive graphic conveying to a patient the type of
medicine within the receptacle. Claims 13 through 16, which
depend from claim 11, are like claims 4 through 6 described
above.
While the examiner has urged that the subject matter of
these claims would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in
the art because it would have been obvious to provide any type of
graphic representation on the receptacle cover, since it would
only depend on the intended use of the assembly and the desired
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