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journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JAN J. BZOCH
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Appeal No. 97-0737
Application 08/538,5541
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ON BRIEF
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Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, ABRAMS and
McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.
McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1 and 3
through 12, all of the claims pending in the application.
The invention relates to “a patient hip guard intended to
protect the user against breaking of a hip should the user
accidentally fall” (specification, page 1). Claim 1 is
1Application for patent filed October 3, 1995.
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