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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MICHAEL J. McMAHON, ART MALIN, STEVE AUSNIT,
DONALD L. CREVIER, DAVID J. MATTHEWS, and JOEL JOHNSON
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Appeal No. 2006-0335
Application No. 10/301,308
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, CRAWFORD, and NAPPI, Administrative Patent
Judges.
FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 34 through 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 50, 51 and 53
through 59, all of the claims remaining in the application.
Claims 1 through 33, 43, 46, 49 and 52 have been canceled.
As noted on page 1 of the specification, appellants’
invention relates to methods of making reclosable packages
having slide zippers on horizontal form-fill-seal (HFFS)
machines. In general, it appears that independent claim 34 is
directed to embodiments of the invention like that shown in
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