The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte MICHAEL WITTHOFT __________ Appeal 2007-0737 Application 10/290,606 Technology Center 1700 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before GRIMES, LINCK, and LEBOVITZ, Administrative Patent Judges. LEBOVITZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Claims 1-5, 7, 9, and 10 are on appeal. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b). We affirm. STATEMENT OF THE CASE This appeal involves claims to an ice cream scoop having a deformable exterior portion for manually ejecting ice cream from the ice cream-filled scoop. Claims 1-5, 7, 9, and 10-12 are pending (Answer 2). Claims 11 and 12 are withdrawn from consideration (id.)Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next
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