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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ANDREW SARKISIAN, JOHN V. FELICE, JAMES C. SCHROER,
JOHN WILLIAMSON, RICHARD E. VAN HOUSE,
and THOM F. FOXLEE
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Appeal No. 2006-0389
Application No. 09/395,455
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ON BRIEF
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Before OWENS, BAHR, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.
OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal is from a rejection of claims 1-4, 6-8, 13-15, 17-21, 26-31 and 33.
Claims 10 and 23, which are the only other pending claims, stand objected to as being
dependent upon a rejected claim but allowable if rewritten in independent form.
THE INVENTION
The appellants claim a method of developing a brand profile for a new product
such as an automobile. Claim 1 is illustrative:
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