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journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the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. 15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DAVID L. COVINGTON and RICHARD H. BELL
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Appeal No. 97-0115
Application 08/220,3411
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ON BRIEF
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Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and
MEISTER and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.
McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1
through 17, all of the claims pending in the application.
The invention relates to “gowns and other garments and
particularly to surgical gowns” (specification, page 2).
Claims 1 and 4 are illustrative and read as follows:
1Application for patent filed March 30, 1994.
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