Appeal No. 2006-1115
Application No. 10/397,748
13. A tissue sheet having at least two distinct, regular,
overall texture patterns and an optical interference
pattern.
The references set forth below are relied upon by the
examiner in the Section 102 and Section 103 rejections before us:
Burt 4,671,983 Jun. 9, 1987
Roussel 6,423,397 Jul. 23, 2002
Claims 13 and 14 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as
being anticipated by Roussel and under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by Burt. Claims 15-21 are rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over either Roussel or
Burt.
With respect to each of the above noted rejections, no
specific claim has been separately argued in accordance with
37 CFR § 41.37(c)(1)(vii)(September 13, 2004). Therefore,
the claims in these respective rejections will stand or fall
together.
We refer to the brief and to the answer respectively for a
complete exposition of the opposing viewpoints expressed by the
appellants and by the examiner concerning these rejections.
OPINION
For the reasons set forth in the answer and below, we will
sustain each of the rejections before us:
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