The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PATRICK L. COLEMAN,
KURT J. HALVERSON,
JAMES I. HEMBRE,
SANJAY L. PATIL,
ANILA PRABHU,
RAJ RAJAGOPAL,
JERALD K. RASMUSSEN, and
BARBARA C. SWENSON
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Appeal No. 2004-1934
Application No. 09/819,317
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ON BRIEF
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Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH, and MILLS, Administrative Patent Judges.
WILLIAM F. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims
1, 3-11, 23, and 26.
Claim 1 is representative of the subject matter on appeal and reads as follows:
1. A method of transferring molecules positioned within a matrix to a laminate
comprising:
(a) providing a laminate comprising
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