Ex Parte Zschieschang et al - Page 3

               Appeal  2007-1932                                                                            
               Application 11/066,550                                                                       
                      wherein the patterned printing side [1] includes a hydrophobic                        
                      interface, the substrate [7] includes a hydrophilic interface and                     
                      the printing medium [6, 8, 9] is hydrophilic.                                         
               Figure 1 from the specification is shown below:                                              














               {Figure 1 is said to illustrate the claimed process.}2                                       
                      The Examiner has relied on the following prior art as evidence of                     
               unpatentability:                                                                             
                      Okazaki  EP 0,402,902   Dec. 19 1990                                                  
                      Duthaler  US 6,504,438 B2   Jan.  14 2003                                             
                      Teng   US 6,745,693 B2    Jun.    8 2004                                              
                      Choy   US 6,821,329 B2   Nov. 23 2004                                                 
               B. Findings of Fact                                                                          
                                                                                                           
               2 The text in curly braces following the Figures is provided to ensure                       
               compliance with section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act for publication                   
               of this decision on the USPTO website pursuant to the Freedom of                             
               Information Act.  It is not part of the decision.                                            
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