Ex parte CHEN et al. - 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          publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 10           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                 __________________                                   
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                 __________________                                   
                              Ex parte FANG CHEN et al.                               
                                 __________________                                   
                                Appeal No. 2000-0833                                  
                               Application 08/985,6761                                
                                  ________________                                    
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                  ________________                                    
          Before McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and LEE                
          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 1-20.                              
          A.   Findings of Fact                                                       
               1.   The appellants state that the real party in interest              
          is Ford Global Technologies, Inc.  (Brief at 2).                            
               2.   The application on appeal contains claims 1-20.                   




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                    Application for patent filed December 5, 1997.                    





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