The opinion in support of the decision being entered today
was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN D. SHEPHERD
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Appeal No. 2004-1876
Application No. 09/887,929
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, GARRIS, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative
Patent Judges.
PAWLIKOWSKI, 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 1 through 8.
Claim 1 is representative of the subject matter on appeal
and is set forth below:
1. A process for preparing an aqueous emulsion
polymer comprising providing at least one ethylenically
unsaturated monomer and a free radical redox initiator
system under emulsion polymerization conditions, said redox
initiator system consisting essentially of t-alkyl
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