THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION The opinion in support of the decision entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 24 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________________ Ex parte ZINE-EDDINE BOUTAGHOU __________________ Appeal No. 2000-0617 Application 08/706,0251 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before LEE, GARDNER-LANE and MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judges. MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 13, 15-23 and 25. A. Findings of Fact 1. The applicant states that the real party in interest is International Business Machines Corporation. (Brief at 1). 2. The application on appeal contains claims 13, 15-23 and 25. 1 Application for patent filed August 30, 1996, which is a division of application 08/446,381, filed May 22, 1995.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007