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today was not written for publication and is not
binding precedent of the Board.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 BRIAN BOESCH and JON L. ROBERTS
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Appeal No. 2005-1305
Application No. 10/078,890
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges.
JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the examiner’s rejection of claims 1, 4, 10 and 12, which
constitute all the claims pending in the application.
The disclosed invention pertains to a method and apparatus
for training an animal not to pull on a lead which is secured
about the animal’s neck.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. An animal worn training device comprising:
a lead adapted to secure about the neck of an animal to
be trained;
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