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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 STEVE ACHATZ and JOHN E. NEMAZI
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Appeal No. 2006-0228
Application No. 10/158,028
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, CRAWFORD, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 9. Claims 4, 7, 8 and 10
through 27, the only other claims remaining in the application,
have been withdrawn from further consideration.
As noted on page 1 of the specification, appellants’
invention relates generally to a product dispenser, and more
specifically to a product dispenser for confections or tablets
including a clip adapted to secure the dispenser to another
article. A significant aspect of the problem associated with
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