Ex parte SHIAU - 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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. 29                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                       Ex parte JENG-NAN SHIAU                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-0650                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/117,5911                                                                         
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                                                           HEARD: May 4, 1999                                                                           
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                 Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH and HECKER, Administrative Patent                                                                         
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                 


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                                                                        
                 through 40.  In an Amendment After Final (paper number 15),                                                                            
                 claims 1 and 17 were amended.2                                                                                                         



                          1Application for patent filed September 7, 1993.                                                                              
                          2The amendment had the effect of overcoming the                                                                               
                 indefiniteness rejection of claims 1 and 17 (paper number 16).                                                                         





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