The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for
publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte BERTHOLD FECTEAU
and
BRUNO GIROUARD
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Appeal No. 2006-0178
Application No. 09/877,188
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HEARD: JANUARY 11, 2006
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Before GARRIS, FRANKFORT, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal which involves claims 1-32, 37-87, 92-95, 100-104,
109-118 and 122-130.
The subject matter on appeal relates to a snowmobile. With reference to Figure 2 of the
appellants’ drawing, the snowmobile comprises a frame (14), a seat having first and second seat
positions (52, 54), a forward-most drive track axle (44), a steering device (32) having a steering
position (34) and a steering shaft (36) operatively connecting two skis to the steering device for
steering the snowmobile. The appellants’ claimed snowmobile possesses certain features such as
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