Ex parte BERNARDO et al. - Page 1




                                  THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                                
                         The opinion in support of the decision being entered                                                                 
                         today (1) was not written for publication in a law                                                                   
                         journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                               
                                                                                                        Paper No. 31                          

                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                               Ex parte JOSEPH A. BERNARDO and BARRY L. NATALE                                                                
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                                                        Appeal No. 96-1032                                                                    
                                                    Application 08/197,4431                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                Before CALVERT, MEISTER and ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                             
                CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                         


                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 2 to 6,                                                         
                8, 19 to 21, 23 and 25, all the claims remaining in the                                                                       
                application.                                                                                                                  
                         Claims 2 to 6, 8 and 23 are drawn to a method for making a                                                           
                distinction or identifying code on an article for automated                                                                   


                         1Application for patent filed February 16, 1994.                                                                     
                According to applicants, the application is a continuation of                                                                 
                Application 07/868,525, filed April 15, 1992, now abandoned.                                                                  
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