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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MICHAEL K. PRATT
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Appeal No. 2001-2330
Application No. 09/245,443
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ON BRIEF
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Before COHEN, STAAB, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.
STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1-15, all the claims currently pending in the
application.
Appellant’s invention pertains to a liner for a rigid
sports boot shell (claims 1-11), the combination of a skate
having a boot with a rigid shell, and a liner disposed within
the boot shell (claim 12), and a method of adjusting the size of
a skate (claims 13-15). A basic understanding of the invention
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