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                            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                                     for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 PATRICIA C. SECREST,                                                  
                                                 ROBERT P. BLONSKI,                                                        
                                                    IVAN H. JOYCE,                                                         
                                              JUAN CARLOS GALLART,                                                         
                                                  and JOHN J. WELCH                                                        
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                 Appeal No. 2003-1593                                                                                      
                                             Application No. 09/729,650                                                    
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                                                        ON BRIEF                                                           
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              Before GARRIS, LIEBERMAN, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.                                        
              LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                      
                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                         
                     This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner                             
              refusing to allow claims 1 through 12, which are all the claims pending in this application.                 
                      THE INVENTION                                                                                        

              The invention is directed to a method of decorating a ceramic article.  A viscous oil                        







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