The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte MICHAEL W. SPECK __________ Appeal No. 2002-0357 Application 09/433,988 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before ABRAMS, MCQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Michael W. Speck appeals from the final rejection of claims 1 through 40. Claims 41 through 47, the only other claims pending in the application, stand withdrawn from consideration pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.142(b). THE INVENTION The invention relates to “baseball/softball equipment bags, and more particularly to bags adapted to hang from a fence” 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007