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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 THOMAS RAUCH and MARTIN WURTENBERGER
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Appeal No. 2005-1485
Application No. 10/317,040
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, PAK and KRATZ, 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 5, 12 through 15 and
21 through 30, which are all of the claims pending in the above-
identified application.
The subject matter on appeal is directed to a method of
coloring “cut gemstones.” See the specification, page 1 and claims
1 and 21. The method involves effectively and economically
introducing color-producing metals or metal oxides into a surface
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