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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PETER FICKEISEN, ORAL AYDIN, ECKEHARDT WISTUBA,
THOMAS SCHWERZEL, RUDIGER FUSSL and DIETER URBAN
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Appeal No. 1999-1158
Application No. 08/687,427
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HEARD: December 12, 2001
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Before GARRIS, PAK, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the refusal of the
examiner to allow claims 1-8 as amended subsequent to the final
rejection. These are all of the claims in the application.
The subject matter on appeal relates to a method of
adhering a floor covering to a floor with a floor adhesive
comprising an aqueous composition which includes 20-99% by
weight of a polymer having a glass transition temperature below
-25EC. The polymer is composed of from 60 to 100% by weight of
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