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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte GEORGE CHANG and ROSALIND LUM _____________ Appeal No. 1997-1770 Application 08/235,488 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before WINTERS, CAROFF and JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. CAROFF, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This decision on appeal relates to the final rejection of claims 1-20, all of the pending claims in appellants’ application. The claims relate to a method for detecting coliform bacteria including E. coli (see claim 1), and an associated 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007