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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board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. 23
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PETER R. EVANS and WILLIAM TENER
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Appeal No. 2000-1271
Application No. 08/861,095
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HEARD: March 7, 2001
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Before MCCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, FRANKFORT and
LAZARUS, Administrative Patent Judges.
MCCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1
through 3, 5, 7 through 12 and 17 through 19. No other claims are pending in the
application.
Appellants’ invention relates to a golf tee (claims 1-3, 5, 7, 8 and 17-19) and to a
method of making a golf tee (claims 9-12). The golf tee defined in the appealed claims
comprise a body (24) which is formed from a mixture of an earthen material and a
biodegradable binder. According to appellants’ invention, the body (24) is covered with
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