The opinion in support of the decision entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 26
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JAMES K. SANKEY, LAWRENCE R. YEAGER
and RONALD M. MARSILIO
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Appeal No. 2002-1099
Application No. 09/208,119
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ON BRIEF
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Before COHEN, ABRAMS and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges.
STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 18-27, 29-
31 and 33-35, all the claims currently pending in the application.
Appellants’ invention pertains to a security container for recorded media that can
only be opened with a specific key, and more particularly to a security container that
includes features that prevent the spine of the container from being securely grasped and
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