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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PAUL C. QUIMBY, JR. ANTHONY J. CAESAR, JENNIFER L. BIRDSALL,
WILLIAM J. CONNICK, JR., CLYDE D. BOYETTE, and NINA K. ZIDACK
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Appeal No. 2000-1568
Application No. 08/695,249
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ON BRIEF
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, ELLIS and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges.
ELLIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims
1-18, all the claims pending in the application.
Claims 1, 9 and 17 are illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and read as
follows:
1. A granular biocontrol formulation comprising: (1) a biocontrol agent for an
agricultural pest selected from the group consisting of insects, weeds, crop diseases, and
detrimental nematodes, said agent being pathogenic upon contact or ingestion by said
pest and selected from the group consisting of bacteria, fungi, viruses, microsporidians,
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