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                 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                        (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 11              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                Ex parte GORDON L. BENOIT and RUDOLPH F. VANDERVELDEN                 
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                                Appeal No. 1998-0275                                  
                               Application 08/467,484                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before KIMLIN, GARRIS and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 19-               
          27.  Claim 46, the other claim remaining in the present                     
          application, has been withdrawn from consideration.   Claim 19              
          is illustra-tive:                                                           
               19.   A method for preparing an embossed,                              
               curl-resist-ant laminated multilayer film substrate                    
               for use in the production of banknotes, security                       
               papers and the like which comprises:                                   
                         i) laminating (a) a first layer having                       
               inner and outer sides, comprising at least about 50                    
               weight percent of a high density polyethylene having                   





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