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            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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 parte STEPHEN M. TOUSSAINT                            
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                                 Appeal No. 2003-0125                                 
                              Application No. 09/722,529                              
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                                 HEARD: APRIL 1, 2003                                 
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          Before COHEN, STAAB, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                
          COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  


               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 and             
          26 through 50.  These claims constitute all of the claims                   
          remaining in the application.                                               


               Appellant’s invention pertains to a carrier for retaining at           
          least one object and to a blank adapted for folding and assembly            
          into a carrier for removably receiving and securely retaining at            
          least one object.  A basic understanding of the invention can be            









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