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is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DON C. AUGENSTEIN
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Appeal 2007-2235
Application 10/138,617
Technology Center 1700
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Decided: August 20, 2007
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Before DONALD E. ADAMS, ERIC GRIMES, and RICHARD M.
LEBOVITZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 involving claims to a method
of removing biodegradable pollutants from contaminated gases. The
Examiner has rejected the claims as having new matter and being obvious.
We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b). We reverse the new matter
rejection and affirm the obviousness rejections.
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