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                 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                           for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 NICHOLAS JAMES NISSING                                                
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                                               Appeal 2006-1310                                                    
                                            Application 10/657,320                                                 
                                            Technology Center 1700                                                 
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                                         Decided: September 29, 2006                                               
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                Before GARRIS, PAK, and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.                                        
                PAK, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                  

                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      
                       This is 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.                                    

                I.   APPEALED SUBJECT MATTER                                                                       
                       The subject matter on appeal is directed to “a printed substrate which                      
                exhibits local variations in color density of given color within one or more                       
                printed areas of the substrate.”  (See Specification 1.)   These local variations                  





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