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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          for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.

                                                               Paper No. 28           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    ____________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                    ____________                                      
            Ex parte FRANCOIS DESPREZ, JOHAN DEVENYNS, NICHOLAS TROUGHTON             
                                and  PAUL ESSEMAEKER                                  
                                    ____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 1997-0090                                  
                             Application No. 08/083,183                               
                                    ____________                                      
                              HEARD:  February 10, 2000                               
                                    ____________                                      
          Before KIMLIN, JOHN D. SMITH, and GARRIS, Administrative                    
          Patent Judges.                                                              
          JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                 


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                 
          final rejection of claims 1-13.                                             
               Appealed claims 1 and 6 are representative and are                     
          reproduced below:                                                           
               1.   A process for bleaching a chemical paper pulp to                  
          obtain levels of brightness of at least 89E ISO, comprising:                







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