The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for
publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JACQUES ESPIE,
DANIEL LABARRE
and
MAURICE REY
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Appeal No. 1997-4111
Application No. 08/540,947
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ON BRIEF
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Before CALVERT, COHEN, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1, 3, 4, 7-9, 11 and 12. Claims 10 and 1
13 have been withdrawn from consideration under 37 CFR §
1.142(b) as being drawn to a nonelected invention. Claims 2,
5 and 6 have been canceled.
1Claim 1 was amended subsequent to the final rejection.
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