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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 12
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
__________
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
__________
Ex parte SCOTT A. FATH
and CLAUDETTE M. CALDER
__________
Appeal No. 2000-2039
Application 09/176,608
___________
ON BRIEF
___________
Before FRANKFORT, MCQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent
Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Scott A. Fath et al. appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1, 5 through 7 and 11 through 15, all of the claims
pending in the application.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “a cigarette pack blank and the
cigarette pack made therefrom” (specification, page 2).
Representative claim 1 reads as follows:
1. A blank for use in forming a container comprising a body
forming portion and a lid forming portion, the body forming
1
Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007