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not binding precedent of the Board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. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ALFONS SCHUSTER,
MICHAEL SCHONERT,
ALFRED HIRT and ROBERT WEISS
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Appeal No. 2001-0345
Application 09/041,416
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, FLEMING and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judges.
THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner's
final rejection of claims 1-10, 12-22, and 29.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced below:
1. A method of imaging and erasing an erasable printing
form, comprising the steps of: electrically charging the printing
form over its entire surface; applying liquid toner particles,
which have one of individual charges opposite the charges of the
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