Ex Parte Hale et al - Page 1



                   The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding                       
                                             precedent of the Board.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 BRUCE HALE and BO LARSSON                                                
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                                             Appeal No. 2007-2234                                                  
                                          Application No. 09/950,4771                                              
                                            Technology Center 1700                                                 
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                                             Decided:  July 6, 2007                                                
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                Before:  TEDDY S. GRON, CAROL A. SPIEGEL and MARK NAGUMO,                                          
                Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                      
                SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                              

                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      
                I.     Introduction                                                                                
                       Bruce Hale and Bo Larsson (hereinafter "Appellants") seek our review                        
                under 35 U.S.C. § 134 of the Examiner's final rejection of claims 1-30, all of                     
                the claims pending in this Application.  We have jurisdiction under 35                             

                                                                                                                   
                1 The Application on appeal was filed 10 September 2001 and is said to be a                        
                continuation-in-part of Application 09/659,485, filed 11 September 2000.                           
                The real party-in-interest is said to be Akzo Nobel NV.                                            



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