Appeal 2007-3545
Application 11/197,039
INTRODUCTION
Appellants claim an article comprising, in relevant part, a laundry
cleaning composition comprising a perfume, a container releasably
containing the composition, a label attached to the container, and “one or
two natural scent identifiers located on the label” (claim 1). Appellants
indicate that the advantage of having the scent identifiers on the label is to
provide consumers with a scent experience without requiring the consumer
to open the laundry cleaning composition (Specification 1-2).
Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. An article comprising:
a) a laundry cleaning composition comprising a perfume;
b) a container releasably containing the composition, wherein
at least 20% of the total surface area of the container is clear or
translucent;
c) at least one label attached to the container;
d) one or two natural scent identifiers located on the label.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art references as evidence
of unpatentability:
Bacon US 5,652,206 Jul. 29, 1997
Wang US 2002/0083534 A1 Jul. 4, 2002
Cooper US 6,492,322 B1 Dec. 10, 2002
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