Ex parte BANDA 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          not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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          Ex parte VENU BANDA, FRANK R. CAMPAGNONI, MICHAEL H.                        
          CONNER,         GEORGE P. COPELAND, MARC G. SMITH and ERIN E.               
          SHEPLER                                                                     
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 1997-1208                                  
                               Application 08/077,219                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before JERRY SMITH, RUGGIERO, and GROSS, Administrative Patent              
          Judges.                                                                     
          RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      

                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
               This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection              
          of claims 1-20.  An amendment after final rejection filed                   
          September 20, 1996, which canceled claims 3, 8, 13, and 18,                 

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