1 The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.
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5 Trial Division Merits Panel Filed: 12 December 2006
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12 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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15 BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
16 AND INTERFERENCES
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19 Ex parte BASF AG
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22 Appeal No. 2006-2247
23 Reexamination Nos. 90/006,554 and 90/006,894
24 (of United States Patent 5,578,684)
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27 HEARD: December 11, 2006
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31 Before DELMENDO, TIERNEY, and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.
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33 DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge.
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35 DECISION ON APPEAL
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37 This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. §§ 134 and 306 (2006) from
38 the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-6 in the above-identified merged
39 reexamination proceedings. (Examiner’s Answer mailed September 1, 2005; final
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