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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOSEPH S. MAXIM, JR.,
JAMES C. LONG and
DANIEL W. VERSTRAT
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Appeal No. 2003-2060
Application No. 09/133,691
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ON BRIEF
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Before OWENS, KRATZ and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1, 3-9 and 11-13, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.
BACKGROUND
Appellants' invention relates to an emulsion polymerization
reaction product of: (A) a specified amount of an ethylenically
unsaturated surfactant monomer having a specified cloud point
property and chemical formula as set forth in appealed claim 1;
(B) a specified amount of an alpha, beta ethylenically
unsaturated monocarboxylic acid with a formula as set forth in
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