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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte FRANCIS L. CONTE
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Appeal No. 2000-2033
Application 08/331,851
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ON BRIEF
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Before PATE, STAAB, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.
PATE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is the second appeal of the final rejection of claims 1
and 4 through 15. Claims 2 and 3 have been canceled. These are
all the claims in the application.
In a first ex parte appeal, this board rendered a decision
on September 22, 1998 reversing all rejections of claims 1 and 4
through 15. Subsequent to the appeal the examiner reopened
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