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                  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                            for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 STEVEN B. DUNN and                                                   
                                               TOR H. PETERSON                                                         
                                              ____________________                                                     
                                                 Appeal 2007-0870                                                      
                                         Reissue Application 09/902,9041                                               
                                                  Patent 6,038,784                                                     
                                              Technology Center 3700                                                   
                                              ____________________                                                     
                                              Decided:  June 20, 2007                                                  
                                              ____________________                                                     
                 Before CAROL A. SPIEGEL, SALLY GARDNER LANE and JAMES T.                                              
                 MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                  
                 SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                 

                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                        
                 A. Statement of the case                                                                              
                        This is an ex parte appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) (2002) from                                
                 rejected claims 2, 4-7, and 9-34.  Claims 35-49, the only other pending                               
                                                                                                                       
                 1 The Reissue Application on appeal was filed on 11 July 2001.  The Reissue                           
                 Application seeks to reissue US Patent 6,038,784, issued 21 March 2000,                               
                 based on Application 09/113,868, filed 10 July 1998.  The real party-in-                              
                 interest is said to be Munchkin, Inc.                                                                 



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