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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte NIGEL F. MISSO and STEVE S. ECKERD
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Appeal No. 2002-1336
Application No. 09/259,062
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ON BRIEF
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Before ABRAMS, STAAB, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Nigel F. Misso and Steve S. Eckerd appeal from the
examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-4, 6, 8-13, 15 and 17-25,
all the claims pending in the application. Subsequently, the
examiner withdrew the only rejection of claim 20. Accordingly,
only claims 1-4, 6, 8-13, 15, 17-19 and 21-25 remain before us on
appeal. An amendment filed subsequent to the final rejection on
November 30, 2000 (Paper No. 12) has been entered.
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