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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte BRIAN BOESCH and JON L. ROBERTS
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Appeal No. 2004-0205
Application No. 09/591,167
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, STAAB and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 5,7-9,
13 and 15-21, which are all of the claims pending in this application.
We REVERSE.
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention relates to an electronic training aid for animals which
can be used wherever the trainer and animal go. The training aid includes a portable
transmitter carried by the trainer and a receiver worn by the animal. When the receiver
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