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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte DUSHYANT SHARMA _____________ Appeal No. 1997-0629 Application No. 08/085,505 ______________ ON BRIEF1 _______________ Before THOMAS, RUGGIERO, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection of claims 2-8, all of the claims pending in the present application. Claims 1 and 9 have been canceled. An amendment 1Appellant’s attendance at the oral hearing set for March 6, 2000, was waived in the communication received on March 3, 2000. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007