1 The opinion in support of the decision being entered today 2 was written for publication 3 4 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 5 ____________________ 6 7 BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS 8 AND INTERFERENCES 9 ____________________ 10 11 Ex parte MICHAEL T. SHELTON 12 ____________________ 13 14 Appeal 2006-2999 15 Application 10/378,4891 16 Technology Center 1700 17 ____________________ 18 19 Oral Argument: None 20 Decided: January 10, 2007 21 ____________________ 22 23 Before: FLEMING, Chief Administrative Patent Judge, HARKCOM, Vice- 24 Chief Administrative Patent Judge, McKELVEY, Senior Administrative 25 Patent Judge, and DELMENDO and LANE, Administrative Patent Judges. 26 27 McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge. 28 29 DECISION ON APPEAL UNDER 35 U.S.C. § 134 30 31 A. Introduction 32 The appeal is from a decision of the Primary Examiner rejecting 33 claims 1-20, all the claims in the application on appeal. 1 Application for patent filed 3 March 2003. The real party in interest is Z-Man Fishing Products, Inc.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next
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