Appeal 2007-2153
Application 10/304,730
repositioning of said decorative sheet material with the layer of aggressive
pressure sensitive adhesive against the receptor surface to adhere the
decorative sheet material against the receptor surface in said desired
location, after which the temporary support tape can be peeled away from
both the receptor surface and the decorative sheet material.
The Examiner relies upon the following references as evidence of
obviousness:
Vomela US 3,294,611 Dec. 27, 1966
Mrozek US 3,761,344 Sep. 25, 1973
Martinez US 4,900,604 Feb. 13, 1990
Appellant’s claimed invention is directed to a laminate for decorating
a receptor surface, and a method for decorating the surface with the
laminate. The laminate comprises, inter alia, a strip of decorative sheet
material having a layer of aggressive pressure-sensitive adhesive on its rear
surface for bonding to the receptor surface, and a release liner over the
aggressive adhesive to allow alignment on the surface before attachment.
The laminate also comprises a flexible, temporary support tape having a
layer of repositionable pressure-sensitive adhesive which contacts the top
surface of the decorative sheet as well as the receptor surface. The
temporary support tape is bent along an edge of the decorative sheet to allow
the release liner to be removed before bonding the aggressive adhesive to the
receptor surface.
Appealed claims 1, 3-6, and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Martinez in view of Mrozek. Claims 2 and 7
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the stated
combination of references further in view of Vomela.
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