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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN C. CAPOCCIA
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Appeal No. 2004-1142
Application No. 09/892,001
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ON BRIEF
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Before PAK, WALTZ, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent
Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s
final rejection of claims 11 through 20, which are the only
claims remaining in this application.1 We have jurisdiction
pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.
According to appellant, the invention is directed to a
method for creating two-color faux paint finishes on surfaces by
using a pair of paint applicator heads carried by a single core
1Claims 1-10 were cancelled in appellant’s amendment
subsequent to the final rejection (see the amendment dated Jan.
7, 2003, Paper No. 9, entered as per the Advisory Action dated
Jan. 21, 2003, Paper No. 10; Brief, page 5).
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