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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 BRIAN H. SILVER AND GOTTHILF WENIGER
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Appeal No. 2006-1300
Application No. 08/203,672
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ON BRIEF
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Before McQUADE, HANLON, and TORCZON, Administrative Patent
Judges.
McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Brian H. Silver et al. appeal from the final rejection
of claims 20-26.1 Claims 8-14 and 19, the only other claims
pending in the application, stand allowed.
THE INVENTION
The subject matter on appeal relates to a disposable
plastic bag for storing breast milk. Representative claims
20, 24 and 25 read as follows:
1 Claims 20-26 correspond to claims 1-4, 18, 25, and 26, respectively,
in U.S. Patent No. 6,328,082 to Lafond. The appellants copied these
claims in an attempt to provoke an interference with the patent (see
the paper filed June 11, 2002).
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