Ex parte KOPISH - 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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 12                   

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                              Ex parte ANDREW J. KOPISH                               
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                                Appeal No. 1998-0236                                  
                               Application 08/472,536                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before MCCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, STAAB                
          and MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                  
          MCCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge.                             
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final              
          rejection of claims 1 through 6, 9, 10, 14 through 26 and 28                
          through 38.  No other claims are pending in the application.                
               Appellant’s invention relates to a furniture system                    
          (claims 1-6, 14-16 and 30-34), a post construction for a                    
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