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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 LOUIS I. NDIFE, BOOKER T. LUCAS III,
and STEPHENE L. HOHMAN
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Appeal No. 2005-1290
Application No. 10/603,464
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, PAK, and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
PAK, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final
rejection of claims 1 through 11 and 14, which are all the claims pending in the above-
identified application.
APPEALED SUBJECT MATTER
The subject matter on appeal is directed to a single serving infant formula tablet
which can be dissolved rapidly in water. See the specification, page 1, lines 4-6.
According to the appellants (specification, page 3, lines 3-5), this dissolution characteristic
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