The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MARGARET ALELES, CLAUDIA KAMINSKI,
and CURTIS A. COLE
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Appeal 2006-2248
Application 10/158,6181
Technology Center 1600
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ON BRIEF
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Before: GARRIS, JERRY SMITH, and MACDONALD, Administrative Patent
Judges.
MacDONALD, Administrative Patent Judge.
1 Application filed May 30, 2002, seeking to reissue U.S. Patent 6,068,847, issued
May 30, 2000, based on application 08/940,880, filed September 30, 1997. The
real party in interest is Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, Inc. Appeal Brief
(filed May 11, 2004), page 3. Contrary to Appellants’ statement at page 3 of the
brief, claim 1 was not allowed and has been finally rejected by the Examiner. For
purposes of this decision, we treat claim 1 as appealed given Appellants’ defective
declaration arguments are equally applicable to claim 1.
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