Ex parte YANG 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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13         
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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              Ex parte LAU S. YANG, GANGFENG CAI, JEFFREY M. MCFARLAND,               
                              and JEFFREY A. KLANG                                    
                                    ____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 1998-2646                                  
                             Application No. 08/685,365                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before GARRIS, LIEBERMAN, and TIMM, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection               
          of claims 1, 2, 4-6, 8, 13 and 14.  The only other claims                   
          remaining in the application, which are claims 9, 11, 12 and                
          15 stand withdrawn from further consideration by the Examiner.              


               The subject matter on appeal relates to a composition                  
          comprising a miscible resin blend of an epoxy-extended                      
          polyetherester resin prepared by a particular process which                 






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