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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte HARUMITSU TOYODA __________ Appeal No. 1998-2818 Application 08/550,521 ___________ HEARD: January 27, 2000 ___________ Before STAAB, NASE and GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judges. STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-14, all the claims in the application. The Invention Appellant’s invention pertains to a pull-on type disposable diaper. Independent claim 1, a copy of which is found in an appendix to appellant’s brief, is illustrative of 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007