Appeal 2007-4147
Application 10/371,754
1. A multilayer article comprising (i) a coating layer comprising a
block copolyestercarbonate comprising structural units derived from a
1,3- dihydroxybenzene and an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, (ii) a second
layer comprising a polymer comprising carbonate structural units, (iii) an
adhesive layer comprising an aliphatic thermoplastic polyurethane film
and (iv) a substrate layer, wherein the coating layer is in contiguous
contact with the second layer, and the adhesive layer is in contiguous
contact with the second layer and the substrate layer.
The Examiner relies upon the following references:
Brunelle US 6,306,507 B1 Oct. 23, 2001
Sieloff US 5,103,336 Apr. 7, 1992
The Examiner made the following rejections:
Claims 1-14, and 18-26 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over the combined teachings of Brunelle and Sieloff. 2
Claims 1-14, and 18-26 stand provisionally rejected under the
judicially created doctrine of obviousness-type double patenting as
unpatentable over claims 22, 28-44, 53, 58, 59, and 63-72 of U.S. Patent
Application No. 10/210,746.3
The 35 U.S.C. § 103 Rejection
Based on the contentions of the Examiner and the Appellant, the issue
before us is: Has the Examiner made accurate and sufficient factual findings
such that it is reasonable to conclude that one of ordinary skill in the art
2 Appellant has argued the patentability of the claimed invention together.
We will limit our discussion to claim 1.
3 The Examiner and the Appellant has indicated that the rejection is over
claims 22, 28-40-44, 53, 58-59, 63-72 of Application No. 10/210,746. We
interpret this to include the claims 22, 28-44, 58, 59, and 63-72 of
Application No. 10/210,746.
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