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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PETER HIMMELSBACH
and PETER JAUCHEN
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Appeal No. 2001-0242
Application No. 09/183,114
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HEARD: May 8, 2002
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Before PAK, KRATZ, and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges.
PAK, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
examiner’s refusal to allow claims 2 through 16 which are all of
the claims pending in the above-identified application.
CLAIMED SUBJECT MATTER
Claims 16 and 3 are representative of the subject matter on
appeal and read as follows:
16. An adhesive tape comprising a backing material coated on at
least one surface thereof with a pressure sensitive adhesive
composition, said pressure sensitive adhesive composition being
coated on said at least one surface in a plurality of discrete and
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