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          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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 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. 35              
                                                                                     
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                              Ex parte GHOLAM A. PEYMAN                               
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                                Appeal No. 1998-0308                                  
                              Application 07/844,879                                  
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before ABRAMS, McQUADE and LAZARUS, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       


               Gholam A. Peyman appeals from the final rejection of                   
          claims 1 through 23 and 25 through 32, all of the claims                    
          pending in the application.  We reverse.                                    


                                   THE INVENTION                                      


               The invention relates to various methods for modifying                 
          the curvature of a live cornea.  A copy of the appealed claims              

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