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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JEFFREY WILLIAM JOSTEN,
CHANDRASEKARAN MOHAN, and
INDERPAL SINGH NARANG
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Appeal No. 2003-1036
Application No. 09/330,865
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ON BRIEF
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Before FLEMING, DIXON, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.
DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 3-14,
16-27, 29-41, and 43-77.1 Claims 2, 15, and 28 have been canceled and claims 7, 13,
20, 26, 33, 39, 45, 56, 63, 70, and 77 have been indicated in the answer to be objected
to as containing allowable subject matter if rewritten in independent form.
We REVERSE.
1 We note that the examiner has withdrawn the rejections under 35 U.S.C. §§ 101 and 112, first
and second paragraphs, and withdrawn some of the rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
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