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                                journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15                                                                           

                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
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                                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                               
                                                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                             
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                                        Ex parte MAO-CHING CHEN and LESLIE E. BLACKFORD                                                                                                
                                                                          ________________                                                                                             
                                                                        Appeal No. 97-3708                                                                                             
                                                                   Application 08/418,3211                                                                                             
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                                                                                  ON BRIEF                                                                                             
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                     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.                                                                                                           
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