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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ADELE C. SHIPSTON, JOSEPH W. LANGAN, NANCY G. MITCHELL
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Appeal No. 1998-0306
Application No. 08/450,227
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, KRATZ, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of claims 40-48 and 51-55 which
are all of the claims remaining in the application.
The subject matter on appeal relates to a pressure sensitive adhesive comprising
the reaction product of an activatable, polymeric, composition obtained after exposure to
an activating treatment wherein the composition is non-tacky prior to exposure. This
appeal subject matter is adequately illustrated by independent claim 40 which reads as
follows:
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