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(2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte CLAUDE C. SCHAUBER
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Appeal No. 1997-0433
Application 08/230,582
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ON BRIEF
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Before JOHN D. SMITH, WARREN and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner refusing to allow
claims 1 and 4 through 10, all of the claims remaining in the application, as amended subsequent to the
final rejection, in which amendment claims 2 and 3 were cancelled.1 Claim 1 and 8 are illustrative of the
claims on appeal:
1. A method for making a viscosity index improving copolymer solution, comprising:
1 Amendment of February 20, 1996 (Paper No. 14). While the examiner indicated in the advisory
action of March 8, 1996 (Paper No. 15) that the amendment would be entered upon the filing of an
appeal, and appropriately so marked the amendment, the same has not been clerically entered.
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