Ex Parte Alexander - Page 1



                         The opinion is not binding precedent of the Board.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 Samuel R. Alexander                                              
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                                          Appeal 2007-2097                                                    
                                       Application 10/746,6441                                                
                                       Technology Center 3600                                                 
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                                      Decided: August 27, 2007                                                
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                Before RICHARD E. SCHAFER, SALLY G. LANE, AND                                                 
                MICHAEL P. TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                             
                TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                         

                                      DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      
                      This is a 35 U.S.C. § 134 appeal in the above-referenced case. 2                        
                Specifically, the Examiner has rejected all pending claims, claims 1-7,                       
                under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as having been obvious.  The Applicant                               
                (“Alexander”) seeks review.  We have jurisdiction over the appeal                             
                pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).  We affirm.                                                     

                                                                                                             
                1 The application published as 20050147472 on July 7, 2005.                                   
                2 The real party in interest is Tronox LLC (“Tronox”).  (Appeal Br. at                        
                1).                                                                                           



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