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                    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          for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    ____________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                    ____________                                      
                               Ex parte HOLGER KNAPPE                                 
                                    ____________                                      
                                 Appeal No. 96-2874                                   
                             Application No. 08/027,849                               
                                    ____________                                      
                               HEARD: January 12, 2000                                
                                    ____________                                      
          Before KIMLIN, GARRIS, and PAK, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          PAK, Administrative Patent Judge.                                           


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final              
          rejection of claims 2 through 5, 7, 9, 13 and 14.  Remaining                
          claim 6 has not been finally rejected in the final Office                   
          action dated October 11, 1994, Paper No. 7.  Nor has it been                
          rejected in the Answer.                                                     
               According to the examiner (Answer, page 2):                            
               The [B]rief includes a statement that claims 2-[5,]                    
               7, 13 and 14 do not stand or fall together but fails                   





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