Ex parte JURG FAAS 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                was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not                                                               
                binding precedent of the Board.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. 39                                       

                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                                        Ex parte JURG FAAS and PETER BRUTSCH                                                                  
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                                                        Appeal No. 96-3149                                                                    
                                                    Application 08/305,4281                                                                   
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                                                  HEARD:  November 13, 1997                                                                   
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                Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                              
                ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                          


                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This is an appeal from the decision of the examiner finally                                                          
                rejecting claims 13, 14, 17 and 18.  Claims 1 through 7, 10                                                                   
                through 12, 15, 16, 19 and 20 have been allowed, and claims 8 and                                                             
                9 have been canceled.                                                                                                         


                         1Application for patent filed September 13, 1994.                                                                    
                According to appellants, this application is a continuation of                                                                
                Application 08/041,679 filed April 1, 1993, now abandoned.                                                                    
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