Ex parte FICKEISEN et al. - Page 1




             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                    for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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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