Appeal No. 2004-1372
Application No. 09/577,551
APPEALED SUBJECT MATTER
According to the appellants (Specification, page 1), “[t]he
present invention relates to printing ink compositions and in
particular the invention relates to printing ink for flexible or
elastomeric substrates.” Further details of the appealed subject
matter are recited in representative claim 491 which is reproduced
below:
49. An elastomeric bandage comprising a printed image wherein the
printed image is prepared from at least one ink composition
comprising a stable aqueous dispersion of pigment and particles of
a urethane polymer.
PRIOR ART
The examiner relies on the following prior art references:
Hassell 4,334,530 Jun. 15, 1982
Davey et al (Davey) 5,162,141 Nov. 10, 1992
Miyamoto et al (Miyamoto) 0 596 503 A1 May 11, 1994
(Published European Patent Application)
1 The appellants state that “claims 11-13, 16-33, 35-37,
39-45, and 49-52 stand or fall together.” See the Brief, page 5.
Therefore, for purposes of this appeal, we select claim 49 as
representative of all of the claims on appeal and decide the
propriety of the examiner’s Section 103 rejection below based on
this claim alone consistent with 37 CFR § 1.192(c)(7)(2003).
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