Ex parte TRATZ et al. - 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                 (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                             
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                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                      Ex parte HERBERT TRATZ, REINER ENGELHARDT                                                                         
                                                              and GEORG LOSEL                                                                           
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                                                           Appeal No. 97-2912                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/291,7681                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before KIMLIN, GARRIS, and PAK, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                          
                 PAK, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                      




                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           

                          This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s                                                                           
                 refusal to allow claims 6 through 15.  Claims 6, 13 and 15                                                                             
                 were amended subsequent to the final rejection.  Claims 1                                                                              

                          1Application for patent filed August 17, 1994.  According                                                                     
                 to appellants, this application is a national stage                                                                                    
                 application of PCT/DE93/00119, filed February 11, 1993.                                                                                





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