The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 34 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte TAKASHIGE YONEDA and FUMIAKI GUNJI __________ Appeal No. 2003-1684 Application No. 09/508,080 ___________ HEARD: January 8, 2004 ___________ Before WARREN, WALTZ, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges. DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 (2003) from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 17 through 41, which are all the claims pending in the above-identified application. The subject matter on appeal relates to a surface treatment composition comprising a partial hydrolysate of a fluorine- containing reactive silane having the recited formula (1)Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007