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was not written for publication and is not binding precedent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. 24
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte GUOCUN CHEN and STEPHEN R. MOYSAN III
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Appeal No. 2003-2003
Application No. 09/746,474
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, GARRIS, and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the refusal of the
examiner to allow claims 1-14 as amended subsequent to the final
rejection. These are all of the claims in the application.
The subject matter on appeal relates to an article having on
its surface a nickel colored coating comprising a color layer
comprised of refractory metal nitride or refractory metal alloy
nitride wherein the nitrogen content is a substoichiometric
amount of from about 6 to about 45 atomic percent. This appealed
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