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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 34
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MARK ODACHOWSKI
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Appeal No. 2002-0713
Application No. 09/494,935
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HEARD: OCTOBER 8, 2002
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Before COHEN, ABRAMS, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.
COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1
through 39. These claims constitute all of the claims in the
application.
Appellant’s invention pertains to a retractable tape measure
and to an improved method of constructing a retractable tape
measure (means). A basic understanding of the invention can be
derived from a reading of exemplary claims 1, 7, and 14,
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