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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ERIC W. EPSTEIN
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Appeal No. 2004-0089
Application No. 09/949,327
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, WARREN and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judges.
LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner
refusing to allow claims 1 through 4, which are all the claims pending in this application.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a combination of a greeting card and an envelope. The
greeting card contains at least two areas of different size, a larger size for displaying a
message and a smaller size for displaying a distinctive design. The envelope has an opening
which corresponds to the area of distinctive design. The claimed subject matter is
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