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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MARK ALLAIN and JOSEPH ALLAIN, JR.
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Appeal No. 2001-0180
Application No. 08/887,421
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ON BRIEF
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Before ABRAMS, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent
Judges.
McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Mark Allain et al. originally took this appeal from the
final rejection of claims 1 through 8 and 17. As the examiner
has since withdrawn the rejections of claims 3 and 7, which
now stand objected to as depending from rejected claims, the
appeal as to claims 3 and 7 is hereby dismissed, leaving for
review the standing rejections of claims 1, 2, 4 through 6, 8
and 17. Claim 11 stands allowed and claims 13 through 16 and
18 through 20, the only other claims pending in the
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