Ex parte CHOWHAN et al. - Page 1




                          The opinion in support of the decision being                 
                       entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.            
                                                             Paper 23                  
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                   Ex parte ZAKAUDDIN T. CHOWHAN and PATRICK H. VO                     
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                                    Appeal 97-1939                                     
                               Application 08/375,0491                                 
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          Before:  McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and                   
          SCHAFER and LEE, Administrative Patent Judges.                               

          McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge.                                

                       Decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                        
               Upon consideration of applicants' Appeal Brief (Paper 21)               
          and the Examiner's Answer (Paper 22), it is                                  
                    ORDERED that the examiner's rejection of claims 37-                
          38, 42-43 and 45-46 as being unpatentable under 35 U.S.C.                    



          Application for patent filed 18 January 1995.  The application on appeal is said1                                                                        
          to be a continuation of application 08/038,597, filed 16 March 1993.  The real party in
          interest is Syntex (U.S.A.) Inc.                                             





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