The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte CARLA SCHNEIDER ____________ Appeal No. 2002-0421 Application No. 09/264,294 ____________ ON BRIEF1 ____________ Before COHEN, FRANKFORT, and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges. COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 6. These claims constitute all of the claims in the application. Appellant's invention pertains to an infant's toy and pacifier. A basic understanding of the invention can be derived 1 Attendance at the oral hearing set for Tuesday, July 2, 2002 was waived by appellant (Paper No. 15).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007