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is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 35
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MARTINE CERF, OLIVIER DENIZART
and CHRISTIAN DOUSSON
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Appeal No. 2000-1131
Application No. 08/505,183
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HEARD: March 21, 2002
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Before OWENS, TIMM, and NAGUMO, Administrative Patent Judges.
TIMM, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Examiner's final rejection of
claims 1 and 3-8, which are all of the claims pending in this application.
BACKGROUND
Appellants’ invention relates to a multilayered article and processes for producing it.
Claims 1 and 7 are illustrative:
1. A multilayered article comprising a layer of vulcanized elastomer overmoulded
directly on a thermoplastic layer, wherein the thermoplastic layer is polybutylene terephthalate, a
polyvinylidene fluoride containing mixture, an ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer, or an
ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, the elastomer being an epichlorohydrin elastomer or an
elastomer functionalized with carboxylic, epoxy or amino groups.
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