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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of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. 11
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 M. COLEMAN
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Appeal No. 1998-2683
Application 08/579,386
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ON BRIEF
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Before JERRY SMITH, HECKER and LEVY, Administrative Patent
Judges.
JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-19, 32 and 33.
Pending claims 20-31 have been indicated to contain allowable
subject matter.
The disclosed invention pertains to a method and
apparatus for determining whether an area to be printed in
black should be printed using a black colorant (color black)
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