Ex Parte Thomas et al - Page 1




                                        The opinion in support of the decision being entered today                                 
                                                   was not written for publication in                                              
                                               and is not binding precedent of the Board.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  CHRISTIAN R. THOMAS, NARASIMHA R. EDALA and JOEL I. MARCEY                                            
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                                                     Appeal No. 2006 - 1314                                                        
                                                   Application No. 09/823,084                                                      
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                                                           ON BRIEF                                                                
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               Before LEVY, NAPPI, and FETTING, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                      
               FETTING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                               


                                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                                             
                       This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. §134 from the examiner's final rejection of                    
               claims 1 through 21, which are all of the claims pending in this application.                                       

                       We AFFIRM.                                                                                                  









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