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          Appeal No. 96-2432                                                           
          Application No. 08/066,087                                                   


          examiner has failed to do so on this record, we find that the                
          examiner's position is lacking the requisite factual support                 
          to shift to appellant the burden of proving that the reference               
          cured esters do not have the claimed tensile strength.                       
               In conclusion, based on the foregoing, the examiner's                   
          decision rejecting the appealed claims is reversed.                          
                                       REVERSED                                        



                         EDWARD C. KIMLIN               )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge    )                              
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                         JOHN D. SMITH                  ) BOARD OF PATENT              
                         Administrative Patent Judge    )   APPEALS AND                
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                         PETER F. KRATZ                 )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge    )                              
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