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        1        The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written                  
        2               for publication in and is not binding precedent of the Board.                        
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        4               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                            
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        6                                                                                                    
        7                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                              
        8                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                   
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       10                                                                                                    
       11        Ex parte SUSAN R. SANTOS, STEPHEN D. SIMON, and KAREN COX                                   
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       13                                                                                                    
       14                                    Appeal 2007-1595                                                
       15                                 Application 09/751,858                                             
       16                                Technology Center 3600                                              
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       18                                                                                                    
       19                                 Decided: June 13, 2007                                             
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       21                                                                                                    
       22   Before STUART S. LEVY, LINDA E. HORNER, and ANTON W. FETTING,                                    
       23   Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                    
       24   FETTING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                            
       25                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                  
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       27                                                                                                    
       28                                STATEMENT OF CASE                                                   
       29       This appeal from the Examiner’s rejection of claims 1-21 and 27, the only                    
       30   claims pending in this application, arises under 35 U.S.C. § 134.  We have                       
       31   jurisdiction over the appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 6.                                          
       32                                                                                                    
       33       We REVERSE and ENTER A NEW GROUND OF REJECTION UNDER                                         
       34   37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b).                                                                            






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