The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 11 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte RICHARD A. CRUZ ____________ Appeal No. 2003-0656 Application No. 29/124,773 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before COHEN, FLEMING and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges. KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the Examiner's final rejection of the following design claim: The ornamental design for “ATHLETIC SHORTS” as shown and described. The design is depicted in a front elevation view, a right side elevation view, front top right side perspective view and a bottom front left side perspective view in the application drawing Figures 1 through 4, respectively.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007