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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DANA C. BOOKBINDER
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Appeal No. 2006-1827
Application No. 09/941,3831
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ON BRIEF
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Before McQUADE, MARTIN, and GRON, Administrative Patent
20 Judges.
GRON, Administrative Patent Judge.
REMAND
This case is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
examiner’s final rejections of Claims 1-12, 38-43, 47 and
48.
A significant reference relied upon by the examiner in
support of the rejections is Japanese Patent Publication
30 No. 2000-44269, published Feb. 15, 2000 (hereafter Japan),
which is prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b). The reference
has not been translated into English. We remand.
GROUNDS OF REJECTION
Claims 1-12, 38-43, 47 and 48 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable in view of Japan and
1 Filing date: August 28, 2001
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