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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOHN K. STEVENS
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Appeal 2007-0158
Application 10/415,202
Technology Center 1700
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Decided: June 15, 2007
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Before CHUNG K. PAK, CATHERINE Q. TIMM, and
LINDA M. GAUDETTE, Administrative Patent Judges.
GAUDETTE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the Examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-4,
6-9, 12, 13, and 15, the only claims pending in this application. We have
jurisdiction over the appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 6(b) (2006).
The invention relates to a coating material for producing primers for
protecting exposed surfaces, such as antistonechip primers for automobiles
(Specification 1). Claims 1 and 3 are illustrative of the invention and are
reproduced below:
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