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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte
SONJA A. SANDIN
Appeal No. 2000-1098
Application No. 08/661,415
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, OWENS and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judges.
LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the refusal of the examiner to allow
claims 1, 3, 5, 6, 11, 18 through 22, 24 through 27 and 29 through 31, which are all
the claims pending in this application.1 2
1The Brief states that claims 23, 28 and 32 were withdrawn from consideration as being directed to
a non-elected invention. See Brief, page 2. In contrast, the Answer states that claims 23, 28 and 32
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