Ex parte BRICK - Page 1




          The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for
          publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.     
                                                          Paper No. 29                
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                               Ex parte RALPH B. BRICK                                
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                                Appeal No. 2000-1794                                  
                               Application 08/901,171                                 
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                                 HEARD: May 15, 2001                                  
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          Before ABRAMS, MCQUADE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent                     
          Judges.                                                                     
          MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               Ralph B. Brick appeals from the final rejection of claims              
          1 through 13, all of the claims pending in the application.                 
                                    THE INVENTION                                     
               In general, the invention relates to a well known type of              
          packaging assembly comprising a wrapping material for covering              
          an article and an elongated tape having a hidden portion                    
          disposed internally between the article and the wrapping                    
          material and a visible gripping portion disposed externally of              

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