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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 51
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte TURGUT SAHIN, SALVADOR UMOTOY,
AVI TEPMAN and RONALD L. ROSE
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Appeal No. 1999-1047
Application No. 08/238,598
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ON BRIEF
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Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and ABRAMS and McQUADE,
Administrative Patent Judges.
ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 3, 4, 6, 7,
10, 13, 14, 18, 19, 21-24, 27, 30 and 31.1
We AFFIRM-IN-PART.
1In an amendment after the final rejection (Paper No. 40), the appellants attempted
to cancel the remaining claims and recast the claims on appeal in independent form.
However, the examiner refused entry of the amendment on the grounds that other matters
set forth therein raised new issues (Paper No. 41).
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