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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MITSUYASU MAKITA and
TADAHIRO MATSUNAGA
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Appeal No. 2001-1286
Application No. 09/263,795
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ON BRIEF
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Before WINTERS, ADAMS, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges.
WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal was taken from the examiner’s decision rejecting claims 1
through 16, which are all of the claims pending in the application.
Representative Claim
Claim 1, which is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal, reads as follows:
1. A pest repellent composition comprising an effective pest repelling amount of
carane-3,4-diol as an ingredient, a non-porous round polyethylene powder, and a
solvent. [Emphasis added]
The Prior Art Reference
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