The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not
written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 18
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte OLE K. NILSSEN
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Appeal No. 1997-3924
Application No. 08/571,634
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH, and GROSS, Administrative Patent
Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 17 through 33, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.
Appellant's invention relates to an inverter circuit for
powering and controlling gas discharge lamps. Claim 17 is
illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as
follows:
17. An arrangement comprising:
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