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                    The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for                                                      
                                      publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                            
                                                                                                                    Paper No. 16                        
                                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                      
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                                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                       
                                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                                         
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                                                            Ex parte S. JOE QIN                                                                         
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                                                           Appeal No. 1997-1111                                                                         
                                                      Application No. 08/105,899                                                                        
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                                                                      ON BRIEF                                                                          
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                 Before THOMAS, RUGGIERO, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                       
                 LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                     



                                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                         
                          This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                                                                       
                 the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-19 , which are all                    1                                                     
                 of the claims pending in this application.                                                                                             



                          1    Concurrent with the filing of the brief, appellant filed an                                                              
                 amendment canceling claim 19 (Paper No. 11, filed April 10, 1996).  The                                                                
                 amendment has been entered by the examiner (answer, page 2).  In addition, the                                                         
                 examiner (brief, pages 1 and 2) has withdrawn the rejection of claims 12 and                                                           
                 13.  Accordingly, claims 1-11 and 14-18 remain before us for decision on                                                               
                 appeal.                                                                                                                                





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