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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board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. 27
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte GARRY J. EDGINGTON and
CHRISTOPHER M. RYAN
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Appeal No. 1998-1007
Application No. 08/499,079
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Before OWENS, TIMM, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent
Judges.
PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection
of claims 44-52. Claims 53-62, the only other remaining
claims in the application, have been allowed. See the
Second Advisory Action mailed on July 25, 1997 (Paper No.
20).
THE INVENTION
Claim 44 is illustrative of appellants’ invention, and
is reproduced below:
44. A method of tackifying a hot melt
thermoplastic composition comprising adding an
effective tackifying amount of a polyester material
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