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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte EDWARD L. PUTMAN
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Appeal No. 2002-0938
Application No. 08/958,182
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ON BRIEF
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Before STAAB, MCQUADE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 3-8,
which are all of the claims pending in this application.
We REVERSE.
BACKGROUND
The appellant’s invention relates to peri-anal hygiene and especially to a method
of wiping the anal area clean following a bowel movement (specification, page 1). A
copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellant’s brief.
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