The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte RALPH B. BRICK __________ Appeal No. 2000-1794 Application 08/901,171 ___________ HEARD: May 15, 2001 ___________ 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 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007