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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JAMES R. ERICKSON,
DAVID J. ST. CLAIR and
MICHAEL A. MASSE
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Appeal No. 1998-3087
Application 08/399,864
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ON BRIEF
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Before WINTERS, JOHN D. SMITH, and OWENS, Administrative Patent
Judges.
OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of
claims 1, 2, 9-16, 19-21 and 23, which are all of the claims
remaining in the application.
THE INVENTION
Appellants’ claimed invention is directed toward unsaturated
monohydroxylated polydiene polymers. Claims 1, 2 and 21 are
illustrative:
1. A partially unsaturated monohydroxylated polydiene
polymer which is comprised of at least two polymerizable
ethenically unsaturated hydrocarbon monomers wherein at least one
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