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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ROBERT J. FLEMING
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Appeal No. 2003-0625
Application No. 09/954,729
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, OWENS, and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 17, 19-22 and 29-31, which are
all of the claims remaining in the application.
THE INVENTION
The appellant’s claimed invention is directed toward a method for making a
colored retroreflective article. Claim 17 is illustrative:
17. A method of making a colored retroreflective article, which method
comprises:
contacting a precursor color coating with optical elements, wherein the
precursor color coating comprises a reactive dye, reflective flakes, and a polymer
precursor; and
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