Ex Parte Broekhoven et al - Page 1



                              The opinion in support of the decision being entered today                                            
                                           is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                   
                             UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                              
                                                  ____________________                                                              
                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                               
                                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                                                 
                                                  ____________________                                                              
                             Ex parte EMANUEL HERMANUS VAN BROEKHOVEN,                                                              
                                 JOHANNES WILHELMUS MARIA SONNEMANS                                                                 
                                              and STEPHAN ZUIJDENDORP                                                               
                                                  ____________________                                                              
                                                    Appeal No. 2007-2549                                                            
                                                Application No. 10/163,2061                                                         
                                                  Technology Center 1700                                                            
                                                  ____________________                                                              
                                                  Decided: August 10, 2007                                                          
                                                  ____________________                                                              
                   Before:  TEDDY S. GRON, CAROL A. SPIEGEL and MARK NAGUMO,                                                        
                   Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                    
                   SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                            

                                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                
                   I. Introduction                                                                                                  
                           Emanuel Hermanus Van Broekhoven, Johannes Wilhelmus Maria                                                
                   Sonnemans and Stephan Zuijendorp (hereinafter "Appellants") seek our                                             
                   review under 35 U.S.C. § 134 of the Examiner's final rejection of claims 1-                                      
                                                                                                                                    
                   1 The Application was filed 5 June 2002.  Appellants claim benefit under 35                                      
                   U.S.C. § 119 of European patent application EP 01202204.2 filed 8 June                                           
                   2001.  The real party-in-interest is said to be Albemarle Netherlands B.V.                                       



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