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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 THOMAS J. KENNEDY, III, MICHAEL J. TZIVANIS,
VIKTOR KELLER, WILLIAM M. RISEN, JR.,
MARK L. BINETTE, and JOHN L. NEALON
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Appeal 2006-1969
Application 10/712,942
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HEARD: July 12, 2006
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Before WALTZ, TIMM 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
10 through 28, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We have jurisdiction
pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.
According to appellants, the invention is directed to a golf ball comprising a core, an
inner cover layer disposed on the core having a Shore D hardness value of at least 60 and
including at least one specified material, and an outer cover layer disposed about the inner
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