Ex parte CHEN 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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. 14                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                  Ex parte CHAO-PENG CHEN and TILAK V. BOMMARAJU                                                                        
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-2797                                                                           
                                                   Application No. 08/432,4741                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before JOHN D. SMITH, GARRIS and OWENS, Administrative Patent                                                                          
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                            


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                                                                        
                 final rejection of claims 1 through 5, 7, 8, 10, 16 through                                                                            
                 18, 20, 21, and 23.  Claim 6, 11 through 13, 15, and 22 have                                                                           
                 been withdrawn from further consideration as directed to a                                                                             
                 non-elected embodiment.                                                                                                                


                          1Application for patent filed May 1, 1995.                                                                                    





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