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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte LILIAN SYLVIA FERNANDES, VINIT JAIN,
and VASU VALLABHANENI
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Appeal 2007-1519
Application 10/177,837
Technology Center 2100
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Decided: November 2, 2007
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Before LANCE LEONARD BARRY, ALLEN R. MACDONALD, and
SCOTT R. BOALICK, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.

REMAND TO THE EXAMINER
I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE
A Patent Examiner rejected claims 2-7, 9-14, and 16-21. The
Appellants appeal therefrom under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We have jurisdiction
under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).

II. PRINCIPLES OF LAW
In an ex parte appeal, the Board "is basically a board of review — we
review . . . rejections made by patent examiners." Ex parte Gambogi,

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