Ex Parte Groff - Page 1



          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          written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 Alan M. Groff                                
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                                 Appeal No. 2005-1826                                 
                              Application No. 10/210,046                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before FRANKFORT, PATE, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.          
          McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               Alan M. Groff appeals from the final rejection of claims               
          1-5, 7, 9 and 13-20, all of the claims pending in the                       
          application.                                                                
                                   THE INVENTION                                      
               The invention relates to “stackable containers having a                
          product access opening in one panel” (specification, page 1).               
          Representative claim 1 reads as follows:                                    
               Claim 1.  A stackable container formed from a single sheet             
          of material comprising:                                                     
          side panel members, a front panel member connected to said side             
          panel members and a rear panel member connected to said side                




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