Ex parte RIFKIN - Page 1




                                              THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                                                             

                     The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law                                                           
                     journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                 Paper No. 23                                          

                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
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                                                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                              
                                                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                             
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                                                                    Ex parte  ARNOLD S. RIFKIN                                                                                         
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                                                                           Appeal No. 1999-1782                                                                                        
                                                                         Application 08/853,7901                                                                                       
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                                                                                   ON BRIEF                                                                                            
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                     Before CALVERT, STAAB and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                     

                     CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                             

                                                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                            

                                This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 and 9, all the claims remaining in the                                                          
                     application.     2                                                                                                                                                

                                The appealed claims are drawn to a security pouch, and are set forth in the appendix of the                                                            

                     Response to Order Remanding to Examiner filed on July 13, 1999 (Paper No. 22).                                                                                    

                                1Application for patent filed May 9, 1997.                                                                                                             
                                2Claims 2 to 5, 7 and 8 were also finally rejected, but were cancelled by amendments filed                                                             
                     thereafter.                                                                                                                                                       
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