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publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HANS-JOSEF BUYSCH, NORBERT SCHON
and GUNTHER JEROMIN
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Appeal No. 1996-2340
Application 08/108,854
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ON BRIEF
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, GRON and ELLIS, Administrative Patent Judges.
ELLIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of
claims 1 through 32, all the claims in the application.
As a preliminary matter we note the appellants’ statement on p. 3 of the Brief that
the claims do not stand or fall together. 37 CFR § 1.192(c)(7). According to the
appellants, claims 23 through 32 (hereinafter, Group II) contain limitations which render
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