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                    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               journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                 
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                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                             Ex parte RONALD J. HOXMEIER                              
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                                Appeal No. 1996-1284                                  
                             Application No. 08/084,685                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before KIMLIN, WARREN and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        



                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-3,              
          all the claims remaining in the present application.  Claim 1               
          is illustrative:                                                            
               1.  An improved process for the preparation of a random                
          copolymer of at least one conjugated diene and at least 50% by              
          weight of a vinyl aromatic compound wherein the monomers are                
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