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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                    for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                              Ex parte JEAN-PIERRE ARTUS                              
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                                 Appeal No. 2001-0181                                 
                              Application No. 09/195,999                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before COHEN, STAAB, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  


               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                 
          and 10 through 19.  Claims 3 through 9 stand withdrawn from                 
          consideration by the examiner; 37 CFR § 1.142(b).  These                    
          claims constitute all of the claims remaining in the                        
          application.                                                                


               Appellant's invention pertains to an alpine ski boot.  A               
          basic understanding of the invention can be derived from a                  





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