The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte WILLIBALD BURGER, OUTI NEUBIG, KIMMO LAPPALAINEN, and HANNU WAHLBERG _____________ Appeal No. 2000-1078 Application No. 08/836,009 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before GARRIS, TIMM, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal which involves claims 1-5. These are all of the claims in the application. The subject matter on appeal relates to a process for producing pulp wherein fibrous materials are reacted with a chemical digesting solution in the presence of certain types ofPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007