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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 37
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PASCAL PENNETREAU and FRANCINE JANSSENS
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Appeal No. 2000-0782
Application No. 08/549,322
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HEARD: February 19, 2002
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Before KIMLIN, WALTZ, and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
examiner’s final rejection of claims 11-29 and refusal to allow
claims 1-10 as amended subsequent to the final rejection (see the
amendment dated Dec. 29, 1997, Paper No. 24, entered as per the
Advisory Action dated Jan. 26, 1998, Paper No. 25). Claims 1-29
are the only claims pending in this application.
According to appellants, the invention is directed to a
process for the manufacture of 1-chloro-1-fluoroethane, 1,1-
difluoroethane, or mixtures thereof, with reduced formation of
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