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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               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                                Ex parte URBAN WIDLUND                                
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                                 Appeal No. 2003-1406                                 
                              Application No. 09/335,723                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before WARREN, WALTZ 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 claims 18-23, which are all of the claims pending in           
          this application.                                                           
                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellant's invention relates to a shaped element for use in           
          an absorbent product.  An understanding of the invention can be             
          derived from a reading of exemplary claim 18, which is reproduced           
          below.                                                                      







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