The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte JEAN-LOUIS GUERET _____________ Appeal No. 1999-1911 Application No. 08/659,308 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before ABRAMS, STAAB, and CRAWFORD, 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 33-39, all the claims currently pending in the application. Appellant’s invention pertains to a container and applicator assembly for a liquid or viscous product such as nail polish. An understanding of the invention can be derived 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007