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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                  written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16               

                          UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                    
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                              BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                       
                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                             
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                                    Ex parte JOSEPH G. JULIAN                                          
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                                       Appeal No. 2000-0266                                            
                                    Application No.08/762,973                                          
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                                              ON BRIEF                                                 
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            Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.                          
            HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                     
                  This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                               
            through 20.                                                                                
                  The disclosed invention relates to a sanitary guard for                              
            covering a telephone handset.                                                              
                  Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it                             
            reads as follows:                                                                          
                  1.    An article for covering a handset of a telephone,                              
            comprising:                                                                                
                        a flexible sanitary guard covering for a telephone                             
            handset, said covering having a front sheet and a back sheet                               
            composed of flexible nonwoven fabric material bonded together to                           
            form a pocket covering for receiving said telephone handset,                               








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