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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 WILLIAM P. APPS
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Appeal No. 2005-1059
Application No. 09/836,045
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, NASE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's rejection of claims 1-39, which
are all of the claims pending in this application.
We AFFIRM.
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a stackable low depth tray for storing and
transporting beverage containers, such as bottles (specification, page 1). A copy of the
claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellant's brief.
The Prior Art
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