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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte PIERRE CHABARDES and CLAUDE MERCIER _____________ Appeal No. 94-1868 Application 07/864,3851 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before JOHN D. SMITH, WARREN and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges. JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal pursuant to 35 USC § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1 through 6, 8 through 20, and 24 and 25. Claim 1 is representative and is reproduced below: 1. A process for the preparation of a terpenic ketone comprising the steps of: 1 Application for patent filed April 6, 1992. According to appellants the application is a continuation of Application 07/652,049, filed February 8, 1991 (ABN). 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007