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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JEAN-PIERRE DATH, LUC DELORME,
JACQUES-FRANCOIS GROOTJANS, XAVIER VANHAEREN
and WALTER VERMEIREN
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Appeal No. 2002-1010
Application No. 09/206,210
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HEARD: March 20, 2003
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Before WARREN, WALTZ and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s
refusal to allow claims 9, 11, 13, 14 and 18 as amended
subsequent to the final rejection.1 Claims 1 through 8 are the
only other claims pending in this application and stand withdrawn
from further consideration by the examiner as directed to a non-
1An amendment dated July 5, 2001, Paper No. 16, subsequent
to the final rejection, was entered by the examiner as noted in
the Advisory Action dated July 25, 2001, Paper No. 17.
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