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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOSEPH G. JULIAN
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Appeal No. 2000-0266
Application No.08/762,973
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.
HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1
through 20.
The disclosed invention relates to a sanitary guard for
covering a telephone handset.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it
reads as follows:
1. An article for covering a handset of a telephone,
comprising:
a flexible sanitary guard covering for a telephone
handset, said covering having a front sheet and a back sheet
composed of flexible nonwoven fabric material bonded together to
form a pocket covering for receiving said telephone handset,
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