The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication and is not
precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte GEORG GARTNER, PETER GEITTNER and ERNST KLEIN
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Appeal No. 1998-1869
Application 08/688,423
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ON BRIEF
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Before JERRY SMITH, LALL and GROSS, Administrative Patent
Judges.
JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, 2 and 4-8.
Claim 3 was indicated as containing allowable subject matter.
In response to the appeal brief, the examiner withdrew the
rejection of claims 5-8. Accordingly, this appeal is now
limited to the rejection of claims 1, 2 and 4.
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