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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                            is not binding precedent of the Board                   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. 18             

                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                               Ex parte CARLO ORLANDO                               
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                                Appeal No. 2003-1887                                
                            Application No. 09/780,914                              
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                                     ON BRIEF                                       
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         Before OWENS, TIMM and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges.          
         PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.                                  


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
              This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s           
         final rejection of claims 1, 3-12 and 14-22.  Claims 1 and 11 are          
         representative of the subject matter on appeal and are set forth           
         below:                                                                     
              1.  A method for preparing a soy-based pasta comprising:              
              (a)  combining soy flour, farina, gluten, and a fluid                 
         ingredient into a dough, wherein the weight percentage of soy              
         flour out of the four said ingredients is at least 50%; and                
              (b)  forming said dough into a desired shape.                         









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