The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was
not written for publication and is not precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DEAN PAUL KOSSIVES,
FAN REN, and
KING LIEN TAI
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Appeal No. 2001-1115
Application No. 08/946,693
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ON BRIEF
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Before PAWLIKOWSKI, MOORE and POTEATE Administrative Patent
Judges.
PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s
final rejection of claims 12 through 21. We do not include
claims 10 and 11 in this appeal.1
1 In the Substitute Brief filed on August 30, 2002, on page 2, appellants
indicate that claims 10 and 11 have been withdrawn from consideration in this
appeal. Accordingly, appellants only appeal the decision regarding claims 12
through 21. In Paper No. 19, the examiner acknowledged receipt of the
Substitute Brief that was filed on August 30, 2002. The examiner also
entered the after final amendment that was mailed on April 3, 2000. In that
amendment, appellants cancelled claims 10 and 11. Therefore, claims 12
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