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was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not
binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 11
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte THOMAS L. JONES
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Appeal No. 95-4926
Application No. 08/101,4951
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ON BRIEF
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Before JOHN D. SMITH, GARRIS and PAK, Administrative Patent
Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of
claims 8 through 14. The only other claims in the application,2
which are claims 1 through 7 and 15 through 23, stand withdrawn
1Application for patent filed August 2, 1993.
2On line 1 of dependent claims 10 through 14, the phrase,
“A sterile substrate” lacks strict antecedent basis and should
read -- A sterile rigid sleeve --. This minor informality should
be corrected in any further prosecution that may occur.
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