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                             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                                     for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOSEPH C. ASTA                                                  
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                                                 Appeal No. 2003-0017                                                   
                                               Application No. 09/326,996                                               
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                                                       ON BRIEF                                                         
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              Before FRANKFORT, STAAB, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                          
              NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                        



                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      
                     This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's rejection of claims 2 to 11, 13 to                
              15, 21 and 22, which are all of the claims pending in this application.                                   


                     We REVERSE.                                                                                        










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