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journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JERRY R. SMITH
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Appeal No. 96-2515
Application 08/037,5671
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ON BRIEF
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Before URYNOWICZ, JERRY SMITH and BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judges.
URYNOWICZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1-7 and 9-20. The examiner has indicated that
claim 8 would be allowable if rewritten in independent form.
The invention pertains to a transducer device for the ear. Claim 1 is illustrative and reads as
1Application for patent filed March 25, 1993.
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