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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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 VINCENT T. KOZYRSKI
and DONALD B. EFFGEN
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Appeal No. 2005-0879
Application No. 09/822,136
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, MCQUADE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent
Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Vincent T. Kozyrski et al. appeal from the final rejection
(mailed November 4, 2003) of claims 1, 4 through 6, 13 and 25
through 30, all of the claims pending in the application.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “hand-held rotary cutting tools for
use with thin sheet materials” (specification, page 1).
Representative claim 1 reads as follows:
1. A hand-held rotary cutter for cutting thin sheet
materials, comprising:
a handle having a hand grip portion; and
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