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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 38
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HELMUTH SOKOLEAN
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Appeal No. 2004-1312
Application No. 08/710,554
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ON BRIEF
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Before ABRAMS, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 57 to 60
and 62 to 70. Claims 1 to 56 have been canceled.1 Dependent claim 61 is pending but
not on appeal.2
We REVERSE.
1 While the examiner has approved entry of the amendment after final rejection canceling claims
23 to 29 and 31 to 56 (Paper No. 27, filed September 20, 2002), we note that this amendment has not
been clerically entered.
2 In the Advisory Action dated November 21, 2002 (Paper No. 31), the examiner refused to enter
the amendment after final canceling claim 61.
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