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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MIKA VILJANMAA AND
REIJO PIETIKAINEN
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Appeal No. 2006-1557
Application No. 10/220,514
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ON BRIEF
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Before WALTZ, KRATZ and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent
Judges.
KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 2-16 and 19-28, which are all of the claims
pending in this application. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §
134.
BACKGROUND
Appellants' invention relates to a method and apparatus for
processing a wide paper or board web wherein the web is divided
into at least two part-webs in the paper machine immediately
downstream of a head box, a web former, a press or a drying
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