Ex parte PRYOR 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               written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding        
               precedent of the Board.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. 26         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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             Ex parte DENNIS M. PRYOR, MICHAEL CHALLIS, and IAN P. ATKINS             
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                                 Appeal No. 1997-2216                                 
                              Application No. 08/392,661                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before THOMAS, FLEMING, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         



                             DECISION ON APPEAL and ORDER                             
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 1 through 13, which are all of the claims               
          pending in this application.  We vacate the rejections under                
          35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103.                                                   
               We also enter a new ground of rejection with regard to                 
          claims 1 through 6, 8, and 12 pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b).                







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