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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte CONRAD PETER TITZMANN
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Appeal No. 2004-1756
Application No. 09/880,882
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, KRATZ, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent
Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from a rejection of claims
1-8 which are all of the claims remaining in the application.
The subject matter on appeal relates to an ice skate blade.
With reference to the appellant’s drawings, the blade comprises
an upper portion 12 having a top surface 16 and two linear left
and right sides 18A and 18B as well as a lower portion 14
comprising two planar lower faces 20A and 20B, each lower face
extending linearly downwardly and outwardly from the bottom of
one of the sides 18A and 18B at a discrete angle of between 4°
and 12°. Further details of this appealed subject matter are set
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