Appeal No. 2006-0589
Application No. 09/860,388
an oxygen scavenger; wherein the first outer surface comprises a
radiation-curable printed image.
The examiner relies upon the following references in the
rejections of the appealed claims:
Arney et al. (Arney) 4,482,624 Nov. 13, 1984
Speer et al. (Speer) 5,350,622 Sep. 27, 1994
Independent claim 22 on appeal is directed to a multilayer
film comprising a first outer surface having a printed image and
a radiation-curable varnish covering at least a portion of the
image. Independent claim 27 is drawn to a multilayer film having
a first outer surface comprising a radiation-curable printed
image and a layer comprising an oxygen scavenger, with no mention
of a varnish covering the printed image.
Appealed claims 22, 24-27 and 29-32 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Arney. Claims 23 and
28 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over Arney in view of Speer.
We consider first the examiner's rejections of claims 22-26,
31 and 32. These claims all require a radiation-curable varnish1
covering at least a portion of the printed image on the outer
surface of the multilayer film. According to the examiner,
1We note that appellants do not separately argue the § 102
and § 103 rejections.
-2-
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007