This opinion is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MICHAEL PRAZOFF
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Appeal 2007-2577
Patent 6,379,1901
Technology Center 2800
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Decided: July 30, 2007
Before McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and TORCZON
and MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judges.
TORCZON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
The claims on appeal relate generally to a connector for electrically
connecting two rope lights. The examiner has rejected claims 1-8 under
35 U.S.C. 102(b) as having been anticipated. The examiner has rejected
claims 1-11 under 35 U.S.C. 103 as unpatentable based on obviousness. The
patentee (Prazoff) seeks review of these rejections. We affirm.
1 Michael Prazoff, Ropelight connector, US 6,379,190 (issued 30 April
2002). The Prazoff patent is the subject of three merged reexaminations:
90/006,327; 90/006,328; and 90/006,344.
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