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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOHN O. HAYHURST
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Appeal No. 1999-2728
Application No. 08/423,963
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, STAAB and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's refusal to
allow claims 1-11, which are all of the claims pending in this
application. Claim 6 was amended (Paper No. 23) subsequent to
the appeal brief.
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to an apparatus for
manipulating and anchoring cartilage and similar fibrous tissue
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