Appeal No. 2002-2278
Application No. 08/976,820
Lühmann as a whole “that grip tabs can be provided to each and
every side or some of the sides of a given geometrically shaped
adhesive tape to substantially or fully surround the tape’s
edge.”
In any event, in view of the findings set forth in our
earlier decision entered March 26, 2003, page 6, we determine
that:
[O]ne of ordinary skill in the art would have been led
to design the double-side[d] adhesive tape described in
Luhmann in various shapes, including the claimed
geometrical shapes, with grip tabs attached to and
surrounding part or the entire area of the edge of the
adhesive tape, with a reasonable expectation of
successfully forming double-sided adhesive tapes having
the advantageous properties [i.e., easier pulling on
the residue] indicated in Luhmann.
The suggestion and reasonable expectation of success can be
gleaned from Lühmann’s teachings regarding the advantage of
employing one or more grip taps on a given double-sided adhesive
tape.
To the extent that Lühmann is interpreted as teaching only
one grip tap on one side of an adhesive tape as urged by
appellants, we still determine (the decision entered March 26,
2003, page 7) that:
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