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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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 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 THOMAS D. HARVEY                               
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                                Appeal No. 2001-2166                                  
                               Application 09/275,965                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before MCCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and                  
          MCQUADE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.                            
          MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               Thomas D. Harvey appeals from the final rejection of claims            
          1 through 12, all of the claims pending in the application.                 
                                   THE INVENTION                                      
               The invention relates to a merchandise display system                  
          comprising a wall panel and a merchandise support member.  The              
          support member interlocks with a slot in the wall panel in a                
          load-distributing manner to reduce the likelihood that the                  



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