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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 29
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte CARLO CINI and FABRIZIO STEFANI
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Appeal No. 1998-0440
Application No. 08/351,578
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ON BRIEF
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Before JERRY SMITH, BARRETT, 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 2 through 6, 8, 10, 11, and 13 through
20, which are all of the claims pending in this application.1
Appellants' invention relates to an output stage for an
integrated power audio amplifier. The device includes a pair
of transistors connected in series between a positive and a
An amendment canceling claims 14 and 20 was received with the Brief on1
May 23, 1997, but does not appear to have been considered by the examiner.
Accordingly, we will consider claims 14 and 20 in this appeal.
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