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is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte VICTOR FUK-PONG MAN1
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Appeal No. 1997-33542
Application No. 08/469,809
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ON BRIEF
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Before McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and WALTZ and TIMM, Administrative
Patent Judges.
TIMM, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Examiner's final rejection of claims
2, 4-9, 11-20. Several of these claims were amended, claim 7 was canceled, and claim 21 was added
after the final rejection. See the amendment filed July 12, 1996, Paper No. 18, which was entered as
1The real party of interest is Ecolab Inc.
2Application for patent filed June 6, 1995, which is said to be a continuation of 08/200,631,
filed February 23, 1994.
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