The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for
publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 LIN C. MOU
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Appeal No. 1997-2842
Application No. 08/510,921
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1, 3, and 4, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.
Appellant's invention relates to an exterior rearview
mirror for a vehicle. The mirror includes a plane mirror
zone, a wide-angled mirror zone disposed within the plane
mirror zone, and a circular blank zone between the two mirror
zones for providing wider images without interference between
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