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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MICHEL LUSSIER
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Appeal No. 2004-1280
Application No. 09/630,938
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ON BRIEF
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Before COHEN, NASE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's rejection of claims 1, 4-23, 26-
31 and 35-39, which are all of the claims pending in this application.
BACKGROUND
The appellant’s invention relates to a structural chassis for an article of footwear,
such as a football or soccer shoe, the chassis being “constructed to provide the
desirable properties of comfort, flexibility, and effective power transfer without the
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