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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte GEOFFREY MICHAEL BERTOLINI
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Appeal No. 2004-2059
Application No. 10/278,725
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ON BRIEF
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Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT, and STAAB, Administrative Patent
Judges.
STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final
rejection of claims 1, 2, 5-18 and 22, all the claims currently
pending in the application.
Appellant’s invention pertains to a decking tile. As
explained in the summary of the invention on page 2 of
appellant’s brief, the decking tile of the present invention
comprises a base support structure that serves as a support base
for slats, cladding, tiles or other flooring material, which are
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