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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KAZUYA MORIMOTO,
NOBUYOSHI UTSUNO,
and
TOKUDA ISAMU
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Appeal No. 2001-0112
Application No. 08/486,494
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ON BRIEF
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Before STAAB, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final
rejection of claims 1-3, 10-17, 21 and 22. Claims 6-8, the only
other claims currently pending, have been allowed.
Appellants’ invention pertains to a hollow fishing rod
having protrusions affixed to the inner surface thereof to hold
the fishing line away from the inner surface of the rod, wherein
the protrusions are formed from the inner surface of the fishing
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