Ex parte PRETEL et al. - Page 1




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                         THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                                         
                The opinion in support of the decision being entered today                                                                    
                (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and                                                                      
                (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MARIA PRETEL,                                                                    
                                                      CATHERINE E. HOOVER,                                                                    
                                                      ELAINE P. KELLEY and                                                                    
                                                           JUDITH M. LEON                                                                     
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                                                        Appeal No. 97-4179                                                                    
                                                  Application 08/510,5261                                                                     
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                                                          ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                Before MCCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and,                                                                   
                MEISTER and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                              
                MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                             
                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-14,                                                           
                the only claims present in the application.                                                                                   
                         We REVERSE.                                                                                                          




                         1Application for patent filed August 2, 1995.                                                                        
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