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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 41
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HORST ZINKE and ROLF SCHUMACHER
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Appeal No. 1997-1875
Application No. 08/451,378
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, WALTZ, and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection
of claims 1 through 13 which are all of the claims in the
application.
The subject matter on appeal relates to a compound (as
well as a composition containing the compound and a method
which includes adding the compound to a fluid) of a certain
formula which defines a specified class of bisdithiophosphoric
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