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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 CHARLES W. FINCH and KENNETH E. FERSCH
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Appeal 2006-3191
Application 10/397,765
Technology Center 1700
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Decided: December 5, 2006
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Before WALTZ, JEFFREY T. SMITH, and GAUDETTE, Administrative
Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the Primary Examiner’s Final
rejection of claims 1 through 20, which are the only claims pending in this
application. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.
According to Appellants, the invention is directed to a method of
purifying pesticides to reduce the crystalline inhibiting impurities (Br. 2-3).
Independent claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and is reproduced below:
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