Ex parte LIEBL et al. - Page 1




                                            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                     not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17                                          
                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
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                                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                               
                                                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                             
                                                                             _____________                                                                                             
                                                               Ex parte ROBERT LIEBL, and                                                                                              
                                                                        WOLFGANG PFAEHLER                                                                                              
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                                                                     Appeal No. 1997-1207                                                                                              
                                                                   Application 08/272,590                                                                                              
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                                                                                  ON BRIEF                                                                                             
                                                                           _______________                                                                                             
                     Before HAIRSTON, KRASS and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                    
                     LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                                

                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             


                                This is an appeal from the final rejection  of all the                                    1                                                            
                     pending claims, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 9.                                                                                                                              
                                The disclosed invention pertains to a method of                                                                                                        


                                1An amendment after the final rejection was filed [paper                                                                                               
                     no. 7] and was approved for entry by the Examiner [paper no.                                                                                                      
                     8].                                                                                                                                                               
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