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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JAMES T. MERRILL and JAMES R. BUTLER
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Appeal No. 2004-2118
Application No. 09/329,502
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, OWENS and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's refusal to
allow claims 1-6, 8-13 and 18-20, as amended after final
rejection. Claims 15-17 and 21, the only other claims that
remain pending in this application, have been indicated as being
allowable by the examiner.
BACKGROUND
Appellants’ invention relates to a process for alkylation
and transalkylation of polyalkylated aromatic compounds. As
explained by appellants, typically an integrated process is
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