Ex parte RANTANEN 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                                written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                       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. 17                               
                                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                                
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                                                     BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                                
                                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                              
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                               Ex parte RAUNO RANTANEN, HANNU KORHONEN, MARKKU LUMMILA,                                                                                                
                                                                           and TIMO LINTULA                                                                                            
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                                                                           Appeal No. 96-1214                                                                                          
                                                                     Application No. 08/065,1821                                                                                       
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                                                                                   ON BRIEF                                                                                            
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                     Before SOFOCLEOUS, DOWNEY, and KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                              
                     DOWNEY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                              




                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             
                                This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C.  § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1-19, all                                                                  
                     the claims pending in the application.                                                                                                                            



                                1  Application for patent filed May 20, 1993.                                                                                                          





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