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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte JUAN A. GARCIA-MALLOL _____________ Appeal No. 1997-4385 Application No. 08/288,864 ______________ ON BRIEF1 _______________ Before ABRAMS, STAAB, and GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judges GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 19 through 29. These claims constitute all of the claims pending in this application. The oral hearing scheduled for July 13, 2000, was waived in a paper1 filed May 22, 2000 (Paper No. 15). 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007