Ex parte NELLA 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                 (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                             
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                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                          Ex parte JOHN NELLA,                                                                          
                                       JOSEPH W. AUSTIN, and PETER M. LIVINGSTON                                                                        
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                                                          Appeal No. 1998-2753                                                                          
                                                       Application 08/740,8871                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before CALVERT, ABRAMS, and NASE, Administrative Patent                                                                                
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                   
                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the decision of the examiner                                                                           
                 finally rejecting claims 1-3 and 5-7, which constitute all of                                                                          
                 the claims remaining of record in the application.                                                                                     

                          1Application for patent filed November 4, 1996.                                                                               
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