Appeal No. 2004-1372
Application No. 09/577,551
REJECTION
The appealed claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over the combined disclosures of Hassell, Davey, and
Miyamoto.2
OPINION
We have carefully reviewed the claims, specification and prior
art, including all of the evidence and arguments advanced by both
the examiner and the appellants in support of their respective
positions. This review has led us to conclude that the examiner’s
Section 103 rejection is well founded. Accordingly, we affirm the
examiner’s Section 103 rejection for the factual findings and
conclusions set forth in the Answer dated December 19, 2003 (Paper
No. 19) and below.
As found by the examiner (Answer, page 4), Hassell teaches
bandages having indicia or markings indicating the direction of
removal. See the abstract with Figures 5-9. These bandages are
“per se known and of common usage in home” and are normally
“‘strip’ type bandages wherein an absorbent protective pad or gauze
dressing is carried by an adhesive-coated flexible backing.” See
2 The examiner has withdrawn the Section 102 rejection set
forth in the final Office action dated May 24, 2002. See the
Advisory action dated September 17, 2002 and the Brief, page 4.
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