Ex parte THOMAS 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               journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                         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 14                  
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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             Ex parte JUERGEN THOMAS, PETER SCHREYER, KNUT OPPENLAENDER,               
                         WOLFGANG GUENTHER and LOTHAR FRANZ,                           
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                                    Appeal 97-1554                                     
                               Application 08/495,5931                                 
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                                       ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before:  McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and                   
          SCHAFER and LEE, Administrative Patent Judges.                               
          McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge.                                

                       Decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                        


          Application for patent filed 2 August 1995.  Applicants claim the benefit of the1                                                                        
          filing date of PCT/EP94/00722, filed 9 March 1994 and German patent application P 43 09
          074.5, filed 20 March 1993.  The real party in interest is BASF Aktiengesellschaft.





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