Ex parte LIOU 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                       journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 35                                    
                                  UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                           
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                                        BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                            
                                                     AND INTERFERENCES                                                                
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                                 Ex parte JAMES LIOU and THEODORE W. HOUSTON                                                          
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                                                    Appeal No. 97-0557                                                                
                                                 Application 08/371,0401                                                              
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                                                            ON BRIEF                                                                  
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               Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT and LALL, Administrative Patent                                                               
               Judges.                                                                                                                
               LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                     

                                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                                                                     



                       1Application for patent filed January 10, 1995.                                                                
               According to Appellants, the application is a continuation of                                                          
               application 08/186,215, filed January 24, 1994, now abandoned,                                                         
               which is a continuation of Application 08/015,874, filed                                                               
               February 3, 1993, now abandoned, which is a continuation of                                                            
               application 07/825,743, filed January 23, 1992, now abandoned,                                                         
               which is a continuation of Application 07/358,298, filed May                                                           
               26, 1989, now abandoned.                                                                                               
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