Ex parte BOUTAGHOU - Page 1




                         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          publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                   
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                           Ex parte ZINE-EDDINE BOUTAGHOU                             
                                 __________________                                   
                                Appeal No. 2000-0617                                  
                               Application 08/706,0251                                
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                                      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.                





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