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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ROBERT B. BRUCE and DAVID M. HARRISS
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Appeal No. 2005-0146
Application No. 10/274,635
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ON BRIEF
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Before PAK, WALTZ, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s
final rejection of claims 21 through 26 and 28 through 31, which
are the only claims pending in this application. We have
jurisdiction pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.
According to appellants, the invention is directed to a
process for reducing fungal growth in a building comprising
finishing portions of the building which are prone to water
accumulation with gypsum-core construction material, as well as the
gypsum-core construction material itself (Brief, page 2). In this
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