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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte RAPHAEL SCHLANGER ____________ Appeal No. 1999-1821 Application No. 08/725,3351 ____________ ON BRIEF2 ____________ Before COHEN, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. NASE, Administrative Patent Judge. 1Application for patent filed October 1, 1996. 2We note that the appellant has requested an oral hearing on page 19 of the brief (Paper No. 11, filed October 29, 1998), but under the circumstances a hearing is not considered necessary. See 37 CFR § 1.194(c), last sentence, as amended effective Dec. 1, 1997, by final rule notice, 62 Fed. Reg. 53131 (Oct. 10, 1997), 1203 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 63, (Oct. 21, 1997).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007