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                                 The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written                       
                                         for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.                               

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                                 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                        
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                                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                         
                                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                                              
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                                               Ex parte ANDERS BERGQVIST,                                                         
                                                  LARS O. LARSSON,                                                                
                                                            and                                                                   
                                                      ERIK NILSSON                                                                
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                                                     Appeal No. 1998-2077                                                         
                                                  Application No. 08/553,324                                                      
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                                                           ON BRIEF                                                               
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               Before WARREN, LIEBERMAN, and KRATZ,  Administrative Patent Judges.                                                

               LIEBERMAN, 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 25, which are all the claims pending in this application.                                         

               THE INVENTION                                                                                                      

                     The invention is directed to a method of treating paper pulp sequentially with ozone, a chelating           

               agent and a peroxide.  The method precludes any intervening washing step                                           






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