Ex parte ROMISCH et al. - Page 1




                            The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for              
                                      publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.                            
                                                                                              Paper No. 20              
                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                
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                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                  
                                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                       
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                                 Ex parte JURGEN ROMISCH, ERIC-PAUL PAQUES,                                             
                                               ROBERT BARTLETT and                                                      
                                                GERHARD DICKNEITE                                                       
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                                                 Appeal No. 1996-2216                                                   
                                              Application No. 08/087,0581                                               
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                                                       ON BRIEF                                                         
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              Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, SPIEGEL, and ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judges.                                
              SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                     



                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      
                     This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner finally                       
              rejecting claims 7 through 9 and refusing to allow claims 1, 3 and 5 as amended                           
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              subsequent to the final rejection, which are all of the claims pending in this application.               
              Claims 1 and 7 are illustrative and read as follows.                                                      



                     Application for patent filed July 7, 1993.1                                                                                                 
                     The amendment filed January 13, 1995 (Paper No. 10) amending claims 1, 3 and 5 was entered2                                                                                                 
              by the examiner in the advisory action mailed February 1, 1995 (Paper No. 11).                            





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