Paper No. 22
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written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent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.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte STEVEN W. BURTON
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Appeal No. 1996-3112
Application 08/395,1701
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ON BRIEF
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, LORIN and SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judges.
WILLIAM F. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims
1 through 10, all the claims in the application. Claim 1 is representative of the subject
matter on appeal and reads as follows:
1. A method for pulping wood chips comprising the steps of:
1Application for patent filed February 27, 1995. According to applicant, this
application is a continuation of Application 08/176,299, filed January 3, 1994
(abandoned); which is a continuation of Application 07/944,538, filed September 14, 1992
(abandoned).
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