Ex parte MUTCHNICK - Page 1



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                                    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                        publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MILTON G. MUTCHNICK                                                                                                             
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                                                                                   Appeal No. 1999-1236                                                                                                          
                                                                         Application 07/571,7821                                                                                                                 
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                                                                                      ON BRIEF                                                                                                                   
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                        Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, LORIN and SPIEGEL, 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,                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                        2                                                        
                        3 through 5 and 9 through 18, all the claims pending in the application.                                                                                                                 



                                    1 Application for patent filed August 24, 1990.                                                                                                                              
                                    2 Notwithstanding entry authorization by the examiner annotated on the amendment                                                                                             
                        filed January 8, 1997 (Paper No. 19), claim 8 has not been cancelled per appellant's                                                                                                     
                        request.  This clearical oversite should be corrected upon return of the above identified                                                                                                
                        application to the jurisdiction of the examiner.                                                                                                                                         
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