Ex parte LAVIN - 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                         journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOHN T. LAVIN                                                                    
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                                                        Appeal No. 97-4429                                                                    
                                                Application No. 08/404,6661                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                Before COHEN, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                
                NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                            



                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                                                               
                rejection of claims 12 through 21, which are all of the claims                                                                
                pending in this application.  On page 2 of the brief, the                                                                     
                appellant states that the rejection of claims 14 and 18 is not                                                                
                being appealed.  Consequently, the appeal is dismissed with                                                                   
                respect to claims 14 and 18.  Claims 12, 13, 15 through 17 and 19                                                             
                through 21 remain on appeal.                                                                                                  


                         1Application for patent filed March 15, 1995.                                                                        




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