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was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 CHRISTOPHE SERBUTOVIEZ, JOHAN G. KLOOSTERBOER, AND
FREDERICUS J. TOUWSLAGER
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Appeal No. 2006-0133
Application No. 09/877,312
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ON BRIEF
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Before SCHAFER, TIERNEY and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.
TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s refusal to allow
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claims 5 and 7-9. We reverse the examiner’s rejections.
Overview of Claimed Subject Matter and Rejections
Appellants’ claim 5 is generally drawn to a polymerizable mixture that can be used in a
polymer-dispersed liquid crystal cell. The mixture comprises reactive monomers and a
photoinitiator. Of note, one of the monomers is (1a) an ethoxylated acrylate that is readily
The Brief on Appeal identifies appellant claims 1-4 as withdrawn and claim 6 as objected to as being1
dependent upon a rejected base claim. (Brief, p. 2). The Examiner’s Answer states that the Brief’s statement regarding
the status of claims is correct. (Answer, p. 2).
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