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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte MAO-CHING CHEN and LESLIE E. BLACKFORD ________________ Appeal No. 97-3708 Application 08/418,3211 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before ABRAMS, STAAB and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judges. STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of claims 11-18, all the claims currently pending in the application. Two amendments have been filed subsequent to the 1Application for patent filed April 7, 1995. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007