Ex parte JOHNSTON et al. - Page 1



                                                                                                                                       Paper No. 43                                                              
                                    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                        publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                                              
                                                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                                                   
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                                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                                                  
                                                                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                                              
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                                                                        Ex parte PATRICK G. JOHNSTON,                                                                                                            
                                                                                  CARMEN J. ALLEGRA,                                                                                                             
                                                                                   BRUCE A. CHABNER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                    and                                                                                                          
                                                                                        CHI-MING LIANG                                                                                                           
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                                                                                   Appeal No. 1996-1815                                                                                                          
                                                                         Application 07/690,8411                                                                                                                 
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                                                                         HEARD: December 6, 1999                                                                                                                 
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                        Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH, and ROBINSON, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                            
                        WILLIAM F. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                                           


                                                                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                                             
                                    This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims                                                                                                   
                        1 through 8, 10, 11 and 14 through 23, all the claims pending in the application.                                                                                                        




                                    1 Application for patent filed April 24, 1991.                                                                                                                               

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