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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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 TIMOTHY WELLS and DAVID RACENET
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Appeal No. 2005-2607
Application No. 09/865,774
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, WARREN, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative
Patent Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal which involves claims 1-10.
The subject matter on appeal relates to a trocar assembly
comprising an obturator having first and second ends with a
sharpened tip positioned on the first end and a hand grip
positioned on the second end and wherein a cushioned member is
positioned on at least one pressure contact surface of the hand
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