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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               journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                        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. 30           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                               Ex parte BARRY R. FEIST                                
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                                Appeal No. 1997-3342                                  
                             Application No. 08/389,086                               
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                               HEARD: February 7, 2000                                
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          Before COHEN, MCQUADE, and GONZALES, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   

               This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner's final              
          rejection of claims 1 through 9, which are all of the claims                
          pending in this application.                                                
               We REVERSE.                                                            
               Appellant’s invention relates to absorbent articles, such              
          as diapers, having a Z-folded barrier cuff in the front and                 






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