Ex parte EPSTEIN et al. - Page 1






                                     THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                                       
                 The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for                                                     
                 publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                            

                                                                                                           Paper No. 35                                 

                                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                         
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                                            BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                          
                                                           AND INTERFERENCES                                                                            
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                                                         Ex parte ALAN L. EPSTEIN                                                                       
                                                            and CLIVE R. TAYLOR                                                                         
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                                                              Appeal No. 96-2137                                                                        
                                                            Application 07/668,9201                                                                     
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                                                        HEARD: November 10, 1997                                                                        
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                 Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, ELLIS, and WEIMAR, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                              
                 WILLIAM F. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                         


                          1Application for patent filed March 13, 1991.  According to appellants, the                                                   
                 application is a division of 07/314,437, filed February 23, 1989, now Patent No.                                                       
                 5,019,368; which is a division of Application 06/938,425, filed December 5, 1986, now                                                  
                 Patent No. 4,861,581.                                                                                                                  
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