Ex Parte HUTTER 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 13              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                Ex parte G. FREDERICK HUTTER and MICHAEL D. MATZINGER                 
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                                Appeal No. 2002-1229                                  
                             Application No. 09/140,809                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before GARRIS, WALTZ, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.           
          GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of            
          claims 1, 2 and 4-24 which are all of the claims remaining in the           
          application.                                                                
               The subject matter on appeal relates to a method which                 
          comprises printing ink onto a cellulose substrate and coating the           
          printed substrate with a cationic, water-soluble polymer                    

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