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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 BRUCE ALAN GRUBER
and FRANK VITO DISTEFANO
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Appeal No. 2006-1506
Application No. 10/858,576
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ON BRIEF
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Before WALTZ, KRATZ and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1-6.
BACKGROUND
Appellants' invention relates to a pressure-sensitive
adhesive containing an acrylate polymer produced by emulsion
polymerization in the presence of a styrene-containing polymer
seed latex. The seed latex is itself formed by emulsion
polymerization. An understanding of the invention can be derived
from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced below.
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