Ex parte STEARNS 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                    for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                                                         
                                                                   ____________                                                                         
                                                    Ex parte DANIEL G. STEARNS,                                                                         
                                                            STEPHEN P. VERNON,                                                                          
                                                              NATALE M. CEGLIO,                                                                         
                                                          and ANDREW W. HAWRYLUK                                                                        
                                                                   ____________                                                                         
                                                             Appeal No. 97-1627                                                                         
                                                      Application No. 08/202,9911                                                                       
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                                                                      ON BRIEF                                                                          
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                 Before THOMAS, BARRETT, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                       
                 BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    



                                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                         
                          This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                                                                        
                 from the final rejection of claims 1-19.  We reverse.                                                                                  


                                                                   BACKGROUND                                                                           

                          1The application, entitled “Giant Magnetoresistive                                                                            
                 Sensor,” was filed February 28, 1994.                                                                                                  





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