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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MICHAEL JOHN ROBERT WHITE
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Appeal No. 2002-0751
Application No. 09/336,051
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ON BRIEF
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Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent
Judges.
GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s
final rejection of claims 37-40, all of the claims remaining. Claim 38 is
representative and reads as follows:
38. A process for forming a toilet block for use in a toilet bowl consisting
essentially of the sequential steps of:
(i) extruding polyvinyl alcohol or 50-90% partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl
acetate having a number average molecular weight of from about
15,000 up to about 68,000 and containing 0-15% by weight polar
plasticizer with from 1 up to about 20% by weight of a compatible
fragrance comprising a major proportion of at least one highly polar
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