Ex parte MULLER 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                            publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 35                                


                                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                  
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                                                BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                  
                                                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                   
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                                          Ex parte JEAN MULLER and MARIANNICK VAQUIER                                                                               
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                                                                   Appeal No. 96-3563                                                                               
                                                              Application No. 08/249,0791                                                                           
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                                                                HEARD: August 4, 1999                                                                               
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                   Before JERRY SMITH, BARRETT, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                            
                   DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                              


                                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                  

                            This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-9, which                                                   
                   are all of the claims pending in this application.                                                                                               
                            We AFFIRM-IN-PART.                                                                                                                      



                            1Application for patent filed May 25, 1994.  According to appellants, this                                                              
                   application is a continuation of Application No. 08/037,435, filed March 26, 1993, now                                                           
                   abandoned.                                                                                                                                       





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