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not binding precedent of the Board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. 12
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte CHAD PATTERSON and
JOEL A. SINGER
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Appeal No. 2002–1087
Application 09/320,104
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ON BRIEF
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Before COHEN, ABRAMS and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges.
STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner’s final
rejection of claims 1, 3, 5, 6 and 9-11, the claims currently
pending in the application.
Appellants’ invention pertains to a pair of outsoles for
golf shoes that are designed to improve traction of the golfer’s
feet as weight is shifted from the back foot to the forward foot
as downswing of a golf club progresses. More particularly, the
outsole of the golf shoe of the back foot is provided with flared
portions on the medial side of the heel portion thereof, and the
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