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                               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               law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                            
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                                  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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