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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte RICHARD J. FORZANO
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Appeal No. 2003-1451
Application No. 09/760,291
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ON BRIEF
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Before KRATZ, DELMENDO, and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.
MOORE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final
rejection of claim 10. Claims 1-9 are allowed. Thus, only claim
10 is before us on this appeal. It reads as follows:
10. A putter comprising a putter head, a shaft fixed to said
putter head, parallel vertical grooves defined in a front face of
said putter head, said grooves being separated by flat lands
between said grooves, said grooves being arcuate in cross section
and being shaped so that the sidewalls of said grooves adjacent to
said lands slope at an angle substantially less than perpendicular
to said lands.
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