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not binding precedent of the Board.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. 29
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte THOMAS W. OSBORN III
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Appeal No. 1998-2794
Application No. 08/506,137
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HEARD: JANUARY 27, 2000
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Before ABRAMS, McQUADE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-3 and 5-12,
which are all of the claims pending in this application. We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to an absorbent article having, inter alia, a liquid
pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious back sheet joined to the topsheet, an absorbent core
between the topsheet and back sheet and a barrier adjacent a longitudinal side edge of the
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