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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 11
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte CHARLES R. BECKER
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Appeal No. 2000-0574
Application No. 08/876,321
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ON BRIEF
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Before ABRAMS, GONZALES 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, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 11-17, which are all
of the claims pending in this application.
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a collapsible casket
that can be transported and stored prior to use as a highly
compact self-contained unit which can be quickly assembled by
an unskilled person with simple tools when needed for use
(specification, page 1). An understanding of the invention
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