The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not precedent of the Board Paper No. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte MARVIN FABRIKANT AND PATRICIA FABRIKANT ____________ Appeal No. 1998-0785 Application No. 08/618,794 ____________ HEARD: February 21, 2001 ____________ Before GARRIS, TIMM, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges. PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-9, which are all of the claims pending in this application. The subject matter on appeal is illustrated in claim 1, which reads as follows: 1. A method of forming a permanent identification indicia on a substrate that melts when heated to a predetermined temperature, comprising: providing a label having an adhesive on one side, wherein the label, including the adhesive, also melts when heated to the predetermined temperature;Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007