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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                                  for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 50                    
                        UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                     
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                              BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                      
                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                         
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                          Ex parte PETER SHORTRIDGE, KELLY SHEA DOUGHERTY                                             
                                    HEATHER DICKHUDT and KATE LEAVITT                                                 
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                                               Appeal No. 2004-0329                                                   
                                             Application No. 09/251,953                                               
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                                               HEARD: MAY 6, 2004                                                     
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                 Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, GRIMES, and GREEN, Administrative Patent                                    
                 Judges.                                                                                              
                 GREEN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                  

                                              DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      
                        This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s                        
                 final rejection of claims 24-66.  Claims 24, 45, 60 and 64 are representative of                     
                 the subject matter on appeal, and read as follows:                                                   














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