Ex parte LASSITER - Page 1




                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                written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                              Ex parte ROBERT F. LASSITER                             
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                                 Appeal No. 1998-2129                                 
                              Application No. 08/561,816                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before, WARREN, WALTZ, and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 1-7 and 18, which are all of the claims                 
          pending in this application.                                                
                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellant's invention relates to a building cover                      
          material, such as a roofing underlayment that includes a                    
          plurality of nail tabs placed at spaced intervals thereon.  An              







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