Ex Parte 6730333 et al - Page 1



           1    The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written               
           2             for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board                       
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           4           UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                         
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           7                BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                           
           8                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                
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         10                                                                                              
         11                             Ex parte DBC and XanGo                                           
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         13                                                                                              
         14                                Appeal 2007-1907                                              
         15                     Reexamination Control No. 90/007,1781                                    
         16                               Patent 6,730,333 B12                                           
         17                             Technology Center 1600                                           
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         19                                                                                              
         20                             Decided: August 24, 2007                                         
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         22                                                                                              
         23    Before  RICHARD E. SCHAFER3, MICHAEL P. TIERNEY, and JAMES                                
         24    T. MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                   
         25                                                                                              
         26    MOORE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                       
         27                                                                                              
         28                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                               
         29    A.  Introduction                                                                          
         30          DBC and XanGo appeal under 35 U.S.C. §§ 134 and 306 from the                        
         31    final rejection for obviousness over the prior art of claims 1-81, all the                
                                                                                                        
               1 Filed August 20, 2004.  The Real Party in Interest is identified as DBC,                
               LLC (assignee) and XanGo, LLC (exclusive licensee).                                       
               2 Issued May 4, 2004.                                                                     
               3 Judge Romulo H. Delmendo, who participated in the Oral Argument of this3                                                                                        
               appeal, is unavailable to participate in this decision.                                   



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