Ex parte CHEN 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                 (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 39                                 
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                        Ex parte LIANGPIN CHEN                                                                          
                                                                        and                                                                             
                                                            XINGZHANG F. NIU                                                                            
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                                                          Appeal No. 1997-2898                                                                          
                                                       Application 08/368,2391                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH, and FLEMING, Administrative                                                                              
                 Patent Judges.                                                                                                                         
                 FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           




                          1Application for patent filed January 3, 1995.  According                                                                     
                 to Appellants, the application is a continuation of Applica-                                                                           
                 tion 08/149,141, filed November 3, 1993, now abandoned, which                                                                          
                 is a continuation of Application 07/618,187, filed November                                                                            
                 26, 1990, now abandoned.                                                                                                               
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