The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte MICHAEL GERLE, HANS-ALBERT EHLERT and EBERHARD KONIG ____________ Appeal No. 2006-0436 Application No. 09/942,4651 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before PAK, KRATZ, and FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judges. PAK, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 15, which are all of the claims pending in the above-identified application. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134. APPEALED SUBJECT MATTER The subject matter on appeal relates to aromatic 1Application for patent filed Aug. 29, 2001, entitled, Aromatic polyisocyanates blocked by pyrazole or pyrazole derivatives and the preparation and use thereof. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007