The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board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 SHARIDAN LORRAINE STILES
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Appeal No. 2006-1474
Application 10/219,095
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, CRAWFORD and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.
REMAND TO THE EXAMINER
The above identified application is being remanded to the examiner under 37 CFR §
41.50(a)(1) for appropriate action with regard to the items indicated below.
1. The original specification describes appellant’s invention as being directed to “a hand-
held razor having blades of a smaller dimension to facilitate personal grooming” (page 1,
lines 4-5)(emphasis added). It is further noted that the razor is for removing unwanted body
hair in hard-to-reach or awkward places and may be used to groom eyebrows, moustache,
nose, sideburns, toes, or bikini areas. It is specifically indicated that “[t]he invention is able
to do these things because the size of the razor blades are very small in comparison to
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