Ex parte KIVIMAA 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                Paper No. 24                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                    Ex parte JUHA KIVIMAA and                                                                           
                                                             MARTTI HIRSIMAKI                                                                           
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-0089                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/027,0601                                                                         
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                                                           HEARD:  May 5, 1999                                                                          
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                 Before CAROFF, METZ, and HANLON, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                         
                 CAROFF, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                   


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This decision on appeal relates to the final rejection of                                                                     
                 claims 1-3, 8-10, 14-15 and 21-25.  Claims 4-7 and 11-13, all                                                                          
                 the other claims remaining in the involved application, stand                                                                          
                 withdrawn from consideration in accordance with the provisions                                                                         



                          1Application for patent filed March 5, 1993.                                                                                  





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