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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte FUNGAU HO and VIVEK JULKA
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Appeal No. 2002-0404
Application No. 08/859,143
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ON BRIEF
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Before WALTZ, DELMENDO, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent
Judges.
DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 17, which are
all of the claims pending in the above-identified application.
The subject matter on appeal relates to: (i) a process for
refining a butyl acrylate-containing stream comprising butyl
acrylate, dibutyl ether, butyl acetate, heavies, and butanol
(claims 1-5); (ii) a process for refining an acrylate-containing
stream comprising ether, acetate, heavies, and alcohol (claim
6); (iii) a process for the production of butyl acrylate
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