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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MARK H. COPP
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Appeal No. 2006-1062
Application No. 10/246,994
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, PAK and FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 4-7, 14
and 16, all the claims remaining in the present application.
Claim 4 is illustrative:
4. A hand held paint shield assembly for providing
protection for a masked surface comprising in combination:
a handle having a proximal end and a distal end, said
proximal end rigidly connected with a paint shield;
a paint shield formed as a generally flat, elongated
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