Appeal No. 2005-1369
Application 10/307,464
print surface smoothness and wherein the pigmented opaque polymer
film is applied to the substrate board by extrusion or by hot
melted adhesion. This appealed subject matter is adequately
represented by independent claim 1 which reads as follows:
1. A laminated board structure for enhanced graphics
packaging comprising:
a paperboard substrate; and
a pigmented opaque polymer film applied directly
to the substrate board,
wherein the board structure yields a Sheffield smooth-
ness of 100-350 SU and a final Parker print surface smoothness
from 1.5-4.0 microns when measured using a pressure of 10 kgf/cm2
and wherein the pigmented opaque polymer film is applied to the
substrate board by extrusion or by hot melt adhesion.
The reference set forth below is relied upon by the
examiner in the § 102 and § 103 rejections before us:
Cavagna et al. (Cavagna) 4,898,752 Feb. 6, 1990
All of the appealed claims are rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated or alternatively under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Cavagna.1
1 On page 2 of the Brief, the appellants state: “Appealed
claims do not stand or fall together as will be more apparent
from the Arguments set forth below.” Accordingly, in assessing
the merits of the above-noted rejections, we will separately
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