Ex parte JON 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                law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16                   


                                   UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                             
                                                             __________                                                                  

                                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                              
                                                      AND INTERFERENCES                                                                  
                                                             __________                                                                  

                                      Ex parte SHIU-CHUNG JON, RAMA RAMAGOPAL                                                            
                                                   and MYRON D. NICHOLSON                                                                
                                                             __________                                                                  

                                                         Appeal No. 96-0479                                                              
                                                       Application 08/124,0631                                                           
                                                             ___________                                                                 

                                                              ON BRIEF                                                                   
                                                             ___________                                                                 

                Before KIMLIN, WEIFFENBACH and WARREN, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                     

                WEIFFENBACH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                


                                                     DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                  

                        This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final rejection of claims                 

                1-10, 12, 14-16 and 18-34.  As for the other claims remaining in the application, claims 11, 13 and 17                   

                stand withdrawn from consideration as being drawn to non-elected species and claims 35-75 stand                          


                        Application for patent filed September 21, 1993.1                                                                                                               
                                                                  -1-                                                                    





Page:  1  2  3  4  5  6  Next 

Last modified: November 3, 2007