Appeal 2006-2365
Application 10/209,736
Kuchenbecker to add indicia to the upper surface of the hidden triangular end flaps
of Kuchenbecker.
Giampapa relates to a container formed from a single continuous portion of
sheet plastic or cardboard and having indicia on its inside surface so that it can be
unfolded and laid out to serve as an eating or activity mat (col. 3, lines 33-35 and
col. 4, lines 25-27). We find no motivation to modify the container of
Kuchenbecker to add indicia on the inside surface, as taught by Giampapa.
Kuchenbecker relates to a tissue carton. The container of Giampapa is a picnic
basket or a container used for carrying games or arts and crafts materials. There is
no motivation to add such indicia as described in Giampapa to a tissue carton,
because the tissue carton of Kuchenbecker is not a continuous surface when
unfolded and laid out (see e.g., Figure 1). As such, the blank of Kuchenbecker
would not be useful as an eating or activity mat, as taught by Giampapa.
The examiner relied on Batchelor to teach only that it is known to make
containers from corrugated cardboard. Batchelor does not cure the deficiencies of
Kuchenbecker, Watts, and Giampapa, in that it does not teach or suggest
triangular-shaped panels having indicia on the upper surface. Batchelor, like
Kuchenbecker, relates to a tissue box (col. 1, line 6). The container of Batchelor is
square and thus does not teach or suggest triangular-shaped panels (see e.g.,
Figures 1-4). Further, Batchelor contains no teaching or suggestion of any indicia
on any panels of the box.
As such, we find that a person having ordinary skill in the art at the time the
invention was made, possessed with the teachings of Kuchenbecker, Watts,
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