Paper No. 22
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(2) is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte WOLF-ANCHIM ROLAND,
KARL-HEINZ GOTTWALD,
MATTHIAS HAMACHER and
JAN-WILLEM BROUWER
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Appeal No. 1996-3470
Application 08/313,179
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ON BRIEF
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Before JOHN D. SMITH, GARRIS and OWENS, Administrative Patent
Judges.
JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final
rejection of claims 1 through 3 and 5 through 20.
Claim 1 is representative and is reproduced below:
1. A process for the production of copper-containing
nickel-free phosphate coatings with a copper content of 0.1 to 5%
by weight and an edge length of the phosphate crystals of 0.5 to
10 µm on a metal surface selected from the group consisting of
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