Appeal No. 2006-0715
Application No. 09/757,175
by the examiner as directed to a non-elected invention (Brief, page 4). We have
jurisdiction pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.
According to appellants, the invention is directed to a multi-layered colored
polymeric film comprising an opaque core layer and a first skin layer, where the opaque
core layer comprises a thermoplastic material, the skin layer comprises a thermoplastic
material with a coloring agent, and each layer of the film is substantially free of voids
(Brief, page 6). Independent claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and is reproduced
below:
A multi-layered colored polymeric film comprising:
(a) an opaque core layer comprising a thermoplastic material, said core
layer having a first side and a second side; and
(b) a first skin layer comprising a thermoplastic material with a coloring
agent, wherein said first skin layer is adjacent to the first side of the core layer;
wherein each layer of said film is substantially free of voids.
The examiner has relied upon the following references as evidence of
obviousness:
Park et al. (Park) 4,758,462 Jul. 19, 1988
Wilkie et al. (Wilkie) 5,443,915 Aug. 22, 1995
The claims on appeal stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable
over Park in view of Wilkie (Answer, page 3). We reverse the rejection on appeal
essentially for the reasons stated in the Brief, as well as those reasons set forth below.
OPINION
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