Ex parte JOHANSSON - Page 1




                                                        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                     publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13                                          

                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
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                                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                               
                                                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                             
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                                                               Ex parte NILS E. JOHANSSON                                                                                              
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                                                                        Appeal No. 97-2713                                                                                             
                                                                   Application 08/373,0691                                                                                             
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                                                                                  ON BRIEF                                                                                             
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                     Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and                                                                                                        
                     NASE and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                                  
                     McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                   

                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             
                                This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final                                                                                              
                     rejection of claims 1 through 5, 7 through 26, 29 and 32                                                                                                          
                     through 34. The only other claims still pending in the                                                                                                            
                     application, namely dependent claims 6, 30 and 31, are                                                                                                            



                                1     Application for patent filed January 13, 1995.                                                                                                   
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