The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 12 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte THOMAS D. HARVEY __________ Appeal No. 2001-2166 Application 09/275,965 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before MCCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and MCQUADE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Thomas D. Harvey appeals from the final rejection of claims 1 through 12, all of the claims pending in the application. THE INVENTION The invention relates to a merchandise display system comprising a wall panel and a merchandise support member. The support member interlocks with a slot in the wall panel in a load-distributing manner to reduce the likelihood that the 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007