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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex part PETER T. AYLWARD,
ROBERT P. BOURDELAIS
and THADDEUS S. GULA
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Appeal No. 2002-1567
Application No. 09/197,729
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ON BRIEF
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Before WARREN, KRATZ and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's refusal to
allow claims 1, 2, 5, 7-15, 17 and 18 as amended after final
rejection, which are all of the claims pending in this
application.
BACKGROUND
Appellants' invention relates to a photographic element with
a voided cushioning layer having specified compression and
recovery properties. The cushioning layer is located below an
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