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is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20
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 W. SAFIAN
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Appeal No. 2005-0084
Application No. 09/835,726
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, WARREN and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-10
Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A multilayer container that comprises:
inner and outer layers that are coextruded and
blow molded simultaneously with each other,
said outer layer being a relatively rigid plastic
layer having a body portion, a finish having an axial
end surrounding a dispensing opening, and a base having
an atmospheric vent opening formed by removal of
material from said base after blow molding,
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