Appeal No. 2006-0930
Application No. 09/905,540
Zimmerman and the appellant’s admitted prior art in the form of
Snack-A-Dip® (Lightly Salted Tortilla Chips & Salsa). (Answer at
4.)
For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.
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Findings of Fact1
We make the following findings of fact.
1. On January 14, 2004, the examiner entered a final
Office action rejecting claims 1, 3, 5, 6, and 17
10 through 20 on multiple grounds. (January 14, 2004
final Office action at 2-4.)
2. The appellant appealed the rejections set forth in the
final Office action. (Appeal brief filed on October
19, 2004.)
15 3. In an Office action dated January 7, 2005, the
examiner reopened prosecution and entered four new
separate grounds of rejection. (January 7, 2005
Office action at 3-7.)
1 In the “Discussion” section below, we number our findings
of fact as “FF__.”
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