1 Rejection 2: Claims 2, 17 and 19 were rejected as being indefinite
2 and therefore unpatentable under the second paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112.
3 Rejection 3: Claims 1-20 were rejected as being unpatentable under
4 35 U.S.C. § 103 over the prior art.
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6 The Claims
7 Independent claim 1 reads (indentation added):
8 A fishing lure comprises [sic—comprising]
9 a shaped mixture of a synthetic rubber polymer and oil,
10 and
11 a coating of a permanent detackifier thereon,
12 wherein said detackifier comprises a particulate having a
13 diameter in a range of 2 nanometers to 10 microns.
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15 Independent claim 17 reads (indentation added):
16 A fishing lure comprises [sic—comprising]
17 a shaped mixture of a synthetic rubber polymer and oil,
18 said synthetic rubber polymer being one or more styrenic
19 block copolymers,
20 said oil being in excess by weight of said synthetic
21 rubber polymer, and
22 a coating of a detackifier thereon, wherein said
23 detackifier is selected from the group consisting of: silica gels,
24 natural silicas, fumed silicas, minerals, zeolites (natural or
25 synthetic), organic materials, decorative or ornamental
26 compounds, pigments and combinations thereof,
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