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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte SOPHIE CARANHAC and YVES THENOZ __________ Appeal No. 1997-3446 Application 08/373,2371 __________ HEARD: Jan. 13, 2000 __________ Before KRASS, BARRETT, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1Application for patent filed January 5, 1995. This application is a U.S. national stage application based on international application PCT/FR94/00506, filed May 3, 1994, under 35 U.S.C. § 371. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007