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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PAUL H. BURMEISTER, RICHARD E. CAPPETTA, STEVEN S.
HACKETT and PAUL SLAIKEU
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Appeal No. 1999-1959
Application No. 08/881,586
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ON BRIEF
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Before COHEN, NASE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 28-39, which are all of the claims pending
in this application.
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention relates to intravascular guide
wires. A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the
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