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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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 VENKATARAM KRISHNAN
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Appeal No. 2004-2233
Application No. 10/100,331
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ON BRIEF
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Before WARREN, WALTZ, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.
DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 (2004)
from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10,
11, 14, and 25 through 34 (final Office action mailed Oct. 16,
2003) in the above-identified application. Claims 15 through 24,
the only other pending claims, stand withdrawn from further
consideration pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.142(b) (2003)(effective Dec.
22, 1959). (Examiner’s answer mailed Apr. 30, 2004, page 2.)
The subject matter on appeal relates to a cationically-
charged water-insoluble polymer latex. Further details of this
appealed subject matter are recited in representative claim 1
reproduced below:
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