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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte BRIAN CLARK
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Appeal No. 2000-1980
Application No. 08/476,9801
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ON BRIEF
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, ROBINSON, and ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judges.
ROBINSON, 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, 6, 7, 27 - 29 and 31. Claims 14 -24, 30, 32, and 33 stand withdrawn
from consideration by the examiner and are not before us on appeal.2
1 This application is directed to subject matter which is closely related to the subject matter
claimed in Application No. 08/436,086, filed May 8, 1995, which is the subject of Appeal No. 1998-2196,
currently before the Board. We have considered the two appeals together.
2There appears to be some confusion as to the claims currently pending in this application. The
Brief at page 2 indicates that claims 1, 6, 7, 27 - 29 and 31 remaining pending. The examiner does not
disagree. (Answer, page 1). However, claims 14 - 24, 30, 32, and 33 were withdrawn from consideration by
the examiner in the Office action of July 21, 1997 (Paper No. 14) and we find no indication in this record that
these claims have been canceled.
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