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journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte STEPHEN J. DAVIS and ANDRE TERZAGHI
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Appeal No. 96-3643
Application 29/008,0221
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HEARD: August 5, 1997
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Before MEISTER, SMITH, and THIERSTEIN, Administrative Patent
Judges.
MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the following design
claim:
The ornamental design for a tennis racquet as
shown and described.2
1Application for patent filed May 6, 1993. According to
the appellants, the application is a division of 07/988,579,
filed December 10, 1992.
2The claimed design encompasses three separate embodiments
as depicted in Figs. 1-3. In the first Office action (Paper No.
4) the examiner held that these figures were multiple embodiments
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