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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                                   and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 10                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                           Ex parte SHARI IVES                                                                          
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                                                          Appeal No. 2001-1334                                                                          
                                                    Application No. 09/251,656                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before COHEN, McQUADE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                          
                 McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          Shari Ives appeals from the final rejection of claim 1,                                                                       
                 the only claim pending in the application.1                                                                                            
                                                                THE INVENTION                                                                           
                          The invention relates to a diaper having a pocket for (1)                                                                     
                 storing items such as baby powder, diaper cream and wet wipes,                                                                         
                 and (2) receiving in rolled-up form the rest of the diaper                                                                             
                 when soiled to facilitate disposal.  Claim 1 reads as follows:                                                                         


                          1Claim 1 has been amended subsequent to final rejection.                                                                      





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