Ex Parte VEIT-SALOMON 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                        for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18                     

                        UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                             
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                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                               
                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                    
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                           Ex parte EMIL VEIT-SALOMON and TOBIAS KOCH                                         
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                                         Appeal No. 2002-1548                                                 
                                     Application No. 09/408,042                                               
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                                                 ON BRIEF                                                     
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            Before COHEN, ABRAMS, and FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent                                        
            Judges.                                                                                           
            FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                           

                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                 
                   This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's refusal to                                
            allow claims 1, 3 through 9, 11 through 14 and 16 through 20 as                                   
            amended subsequent to the final rejection in a paper filed July                                   
            25, 2001 (Paper No. 9).  Claims 1, 3 through 9, 11 through 14 and                                 
            16 through 20 are all of the claims remaining in this                                             
            application.  Claims 2, 10 and 15 have been canceled.                                             


                   As noted on page 3 of the specification, appellants’                                       
            invention is directed to a car body for a streetcar, subway car                                   
            or similar vehicle and, more particularly, to such a car wherein                                  








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