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          The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was              
          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 
          the Board.                                                                  
                                                            Paper No. 22              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                             Ex parte JERRY THOMAS PUGH                               
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                                Appeal No. 2000-1746                                  
                               Application 08/791,098                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before CALVERT, ABRAMS, and FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent                
          Judges.                                                                     
          FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 1 through 14, all of the claims pending in              
          this application.                                                           


          Appellant’s invention relates to a support for articles                     
          having an elongated portion (e.g., cut flowers, writing                     
          implements, etc.). As can be seen, for example, in Figures 1                
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