Ex parte ABEN et al. - Page 1




                    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           for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                            Ex parte GERARDUS V.A. ABEN and                           
                                    LEO H.M. KRINGS                                   
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                                 Appeal No. 1998-0870                                 
                              Application No. 08/325,015                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before JOHN D. SMITH, WALTZ, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent            
          Judges.                                                                     
          DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                
          the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 9, which                 
          are all of the claims pending in this application.                          
               According to appellants, the invention is directed to a                
          display device having a display screen provided with an                     
          antistatic, light-absorbing coating and to a method of                      





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