Appeal 2006-2343
Application 10/246,620
Keller Figure 1 is depicted below:
View of the right side of Figure 1 showing the roll of punched
adhesive ribbon described by Keller
The punched hole in the roll of Keller is in the shape of an outline of an
incomplete heart, there being an unsevered portion at 20 (Keller, col. 4, ll.
23-27) and an internal portion which will later be pulled up to become stand
up portion 19. The punched hole 18 has a long irregular shape and a very
narrow width, but such is not precluded by claim 1.
There is another aspect of the punched hole argued by Appellants.
That is, Appellants argue that claim 1 requires the hole extend through the
base film and the adhesive. We agree. Such is explicitly required by claim
1. However, Keller describes die cutting through both the ribbon and
adhesive layers and, therefore, meets this limitation of the claim. The
decorative ribbon product 10 depicted in Figure 1 of Keller includes a ribbon
material (base film) with adhesive 14 on its back surface which may be
protected by a back strip 16 (Keller, col. 3, l. 66 to col. 4, l. 7 (back strip
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