Ex Parte MIGDAL et al - Page 1




          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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 17              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                    Ex parte CYRIL A. MIGDAL and RONALD D. ABBOTT                     
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                                Appeal No. 2001-2094                                  
                               Application 09/203,894                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before GARRIS, OWENS and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judges.           
          OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the refusal to allow claims 1-5, 7,             
          8, 10-19, 21, 22 and 24-28 as amended after final rejection.                
          These are all of the claims remaining in the application.                   
                                    THE INVENTION                                     
               The appellants claim a composition containing lubricating              
          oil and two specified antioxidants, and claim a method for                  
          increasing the oxidation stability of lubricating oil by adding             


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