The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte CLAUDE VAILLANCOURT, GHYSLAIN BORDELEAU, CAROLINE CHARBONNEAU, and JEAN-PIERRE BOYER _____________ Appeal No. 2004-1016 Application No. 10/174,567 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before PAK, OWENS, and JEFFREY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. PAK, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1 through 15, which are all of the claims pending in the above-identified application. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007