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and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PAAVO LEHTONEN
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Appeal No. 1996-3318
Application No. 08/287,0561
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ON BRIEF
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Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH, and SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judges.
SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through
8, which are all of the claims pending in this application. Claim 1 is illustrative and reads
as follows.
1. A process of combatting micro-organisms contained in industrial
processes, comprising adding glucose oxidase and optionally glucose or a
source of glucose to industrial process waters or slurries.
1Application for patent filed August 8, 1994. According to appellant, this application is a
continuation of application 07/852,129 filed June 15, 1992, now abandoned.
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