Ex Parte Price et al - Page 9




          Appeal No. 2004-1992                                                        
          Application No. 10/223,982                                                  


          of a plurality of foil-like strips 24b and a snowflake 22b having           
          radiating arms.  The examiner should consider whether the foil              
          assembly of Gruenke comprises a “decorative bow” as called for in           
          the preamble of appellants’ claims and, if so, whether the                  
          plurality of ribbon strands and die cut piece having a spine and            
          at least one artifact called for in the body of the appealed                
          claims read on the snowflake 22b having radiating arms of                   
          Gruenke.                                                                    
               The decision of the examiner is reversed.                              


                                REVERSED AND REMANDED                                 




          CHARLES E. FRANKFORT         )                                              
                    Administrative Patent Judge  )                                    
                                                  )                                   
                                                  )                                   
                                                  )   BOARD OF PATENT                 
                    LAWRENCE J. STAAB            )     APPEALS AND                    
                    Administrative Patent Judge  )    INTERFERENCES                   
                                                  )                                   
                                                  )                                   
                                                  )                                   
                    JENNIFER D. BAHR             )                                    
                    Administrative Patent Judge  )                                    


          LJS:hh                                                                      
                                          9                                           





Page:  Previous  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  Next 

Last modified: November 3, 2007