Ex Parte Rodriques et al - Page 1



                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                        for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KLEIN A. RODRIGUES                                         
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                                          Appeal 2006-2913                                            
                                       Application 10/072,402                                         
                                       Technology Center 1700                                         
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                                              Decided:                                                
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            Before KIMLIN, TIMM, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges.                  
            KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                      

                                       DECISION ON APPEAL                                             
                  This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 7-13 and 15-25.  Claim         
            14 has been withdrawn from consideration.  Claims 21 and 24 are illustrative:             
            21.         A graft copolymer comprising:                                                 
                  a hydrophobic backbone moiety selected from the group consisting of                 
                  natural polymers, linear hydrocarbons, branched hydrocarbons, and non-              
                  polymeric surfactants; and                                                          
                  an amine or amide moiety grafted onto the backbone moiety, the amine                
                  or amide moiety selected from the group consisting of methacrylates,                





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