The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 33 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte PAUL TRAMONTINA ____________ Appeal No. 2000-1649 Application No. 08/951,077 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before CALVERT, STAAB, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 to 21, all the claims in the application. The claims on appeal are drawn to a vandal-resistant dispenser for washroom products, such as paper towels, and are reproduced in the appendix of appellant’s brief.1 1All references herein to appellant’s brief are to the re-submitted brief filed on Feb. 23, 2000 (Paper No. 31).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007