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                                                  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                    for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                        
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                                            UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                      
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                                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                      
                                                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                      
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                                                            Ex parte BRENDON G. NUNES                                                                                      
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                                                                   Appeal No. 97-2718                                                                                      
                                                              Application 08/529,2281                                                                                      
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                                                                             ON BRIEF                                                                                      
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                    Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and STAAB                                                                                       
                    and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                             
                    McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                        

                                                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                      
                              This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final                                                                                    
                    rejection of claims 1 through 16 and 21 through 24 under 35                                                                                            
                    U.S.C. § 103. No other claims are pending in the application.                                                                                          


                              Appellant’s invention relates to a craft package having a                                                                                    
                    pair of package portions 11 and 14 which form a container. At                                                                                          

                              1    Application for patent filed September 15, 1995.                                                                                        
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