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was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of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. 23
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte CARL E. IVERSON
and JOYCE PRINDLE
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Appeal No. 1997-3892
Application 08/421,379
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ON BRIEF
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Before WARREN, WALTZ and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judges.
WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner refusing to allow
claims 1 through 12 as amended subsequent to the final rejection, which are all of the claims in the
application.1 Claim 1 is illustrative of the claims on appeal:
1. A method for treating an irrigation system to inhibit the formation of biological fouling,
comprising:
1 See the amendment of August 26, 1996 (Paper No. 8), entered by the examiner in the advisory
action of September 30, 1996 (Paper No. 10), and the amendment of February 5, 1997 (Paper No.
14), requested by the examiner (see the interview summary record, Paper No. 13) which apparently
has also been entered.
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