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not binding precedent of the Board.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 MICHAEL SHALIT
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Appeal No. 2006-1386
Application No. 10/206,567
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ON BRIEF
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Before OWENS, CRAWFORD, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges
OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal is from a rejection of claims 1-10 and 15-19. Claims 11-14 have been
canceled and claims 20-24 stand withdrawn from consideration by the examiner as claiming a
nonelected invention.
THE INVENTION
The appellant claims a trash bag removal system. Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A trash bag removal system comprising:
at least one flexible trash can liner having first and second ends, said at least one
trash can liner adapted to be arranged within a trash can having a top rim and at least one internal
sidewall, said at least one trash can liner being positioned within the trash can adjacent the at
least one sidewall so as to form opposing first and second sides terminating at said first and
second ends where both of said ends extend toward the top rim of the trash can and are not
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