Ex Parte Weydert 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                          for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                                     
                                                ____________                                                     
                                         Ex parte MARC WEYDERT,                                                  
                                    UWE E, FRANK, RENE J. ZIMMER                                                 
                                      and FILOMENO G. CORVASCE                                                   
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                                              Appeal 2007-0103                                                   
                                            Application 10/603,023                                               
                                           Technology Center 1700                                                
                                                ____________                                                     
                                         Decided: November 17, 2006                                              
                                                ____________                                                     
                Before KIMLIN, WARREN, and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                                  
                KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                             


                                    ON REMAND TO THE EXAMINER                                                    
                       This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-12 and 16.                         
                Claim 1 is illustrative:                                                                         
                       1.  A tire having a tread comprised of a vulcanizable rubber                              
                composition comprising:                                                                          
                       (A)  100 parts by weight of at least one diene-based elastomer wherein                    
                selected from the group consisting of natural or synthetic cis 1,4-                              





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