Ex parte WHITTEMORE et al. - Page 1




                    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                   and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 10           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                  Ex parte ALAN W. WHITTEMORE and RICHARD J. PONZO                    
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                                Appeal No. 2001-2229                                  
                             Application No. 09/346,226                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before FRANKFORT, McQUADE and BAHR, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               Alan W. Whittemore et al. appeal from the final rejection              
          of claims 1, 6, 8 and 16, all of the claims pending in the                  
          application.                                                                


                                   THE INVENTION                                      
               The invention relates to “shrink wrap gift bags                        
          configured, arranged and manufactured for standard gift boxes               






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