Ex parte BHATT et al. - Page 1




             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                    for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15         

                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                            Ex parte ANILKUMAR BHATT et al.                           
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                                 Appeal No. 2001-0323                                 
                              Application No. 09/159,360                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before STONER, Chief Administrative Patent Judge, FRANKFORT and             
          NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                         

          NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               Upon consideration of appellants' brief (Paper No. 11,                 
          filed April 21, 2000), the examiner's answer (Paper No. 12,                 
          mailed July 13, 2000), and appellants' reply brief (Paper No.               
          13, filed September 1, 2000), the examiner's rejection of                   
          claims 2 to 11 and 13 to 24, the only claims pending in this                
          reissue application, under 35 U.S.C. § 251 is REVERSED.                     






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