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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOO H. SONG and DONALD TOWNSEND
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Appeal No. 2006-0357
Application No. 10/743,501
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HEARD: FEBRUARY 22, 2006
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Before KIMLIN, TIMM and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent
Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-20.
Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A process for making chewing gum comprising the
steps of:
using a single continuous mixing apparatus to perform
all of the addition and compounding steps necessary to
produce gum base;
adding to the single continuous mixing apparatus all of
a group of components necessary to make a chewing gum base
including an elastomer and a plasticizer, wherein the
elastomer is added to the single continuous mixing apparatus
separate and apart from the plasticizer and the elastomer is
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