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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte MARK C. WIEDNER __________ Appeal No. 1998-1240 Application 08/198,4431 ___________ HEARD: January 13, 2000 ___________ Before FRANKFORT, McQUADE and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Mark C. Wiedner appeals from the final rejection of claims 1 through 11 and 13 through 26, all of the claims pending in the application. We affirm-in-part. The invention relates to “basketball backboards and, more 1Application for patent filed February 18, 1994. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007