The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and isnot 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 RANCE W. SEARLE and MARTY G. HANSON
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Appeal No. 2006-1428
Application No. 10/669,157
Technology Center [3600]
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ON BRIEF
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Before BAHR, LEVY, and FETTING, Administrative Patent Judges.
LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1, 2, 4, 5, 7-10 and 13-24, which are all of
the claims pending in this application.
We REVERSE.
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to container gardening
and a planter (specification, page 1).
Claim 1 is representative of the invention, and is
reproduced as follows:
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