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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31
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 R. BEESON
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Appeal No. 1998-2462
Application No. 08/548,696
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ON BRIEF
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Before JERRY SMITH, BARRETT, and GROSS, Administrative Patent
Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 5 through 8, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.
Appellant's invention relates to a method of compacting a
flexible ink supply container including a step of securing the
interior surfaces together. Claim 5 is illustrative of the
claimed invention, and it reads as follows:
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