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journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 49
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOSEPH P. COTROPIA
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Appeal No. 97-0477
Application 07/396,7511
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ON BRIEF
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Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH and METZ, Administrative
Patent Judges.
WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.
ON REHEARING
On January 9, 1998, appellant filed a request for
rehearing from our original decision mailed December 10, 1997.
In that decision, we affirmed a double patenting rejection of
claims 49, 54, 61, 68, 93, 98 and 99. We also affirmed the
rejection of claims 40, 49 through 54, 61, 63 through 68, 77,
1Application for patent filed August 24, 1989.
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