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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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 41         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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            Ex parte ABRAHAM I. BAKAL, SHIOCHI NANBU, and TOSHIAKI MURAOKA            
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                                 Appeal No. 2003-1870                                 
                              Application No. 07/770,054                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before GARRIS, PAK, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges.          
          GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of            
          claims 1-19, which are all of the claims in the application.                
               The subject matter on appeal relates to a method of preparing          
          a low-calorie, low-fat foodstuff, which comprises adding a maltitol         
          composition as an ingredient when preparing the foodstuff as a              
          substitute for at least a portion of a fat-containing ingredient.           
          The appealed subject matter also relates to a low-calorie, fat-free         
          food stuff including salad dressing comprising fat-free salad               
          dressing ingredients and maltitol in an effective amount to impart          





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