The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was
not written for publication and is not precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 22
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 H. MCMANUS, J. DOHN HETHCOCK
and JOHN MCCULLOUGH
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Appeal No. 2004-2304
Application No. 09/886,735
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ON BRIEF
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Before TIMM, JEFFREY T. SMITH, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative
Patent Judges.
PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under § 134 from the
examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, and 3-15. Claims 1, 8,
and 12 are representative of the subject matter on appeal and
are set forth below:
1. A combination snowshoe and ski that operates
in both a snowshoe mode and a ski mode, the
combination snowshoe and ski comprising:
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