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law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte V. N. MALLIKARJUNA RAO
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Appeal No. 95-0798
Application 08/042,2001
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, GARRIS and WEIFFENBACH, Administrative Patent Judges.
WEIFFENBACH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final rejection of
claims 1-12 under the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112, the sole ground of rejection. In the final
rejection, the examiner indicated that claims 13 and 14 would be allowable if amended in independent
form. In an amendment after final action (paper no. 6), appellant rewrote claim 12 (from which
1Application for patent filed April 2, 1993.
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