Ex parte SCHWARTZ et al. - Page 1




                             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                              publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.               
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                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                
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                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                  
                                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                       
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                    Ex parte ROBERT G. SCHWARTZ, ALLEN A. CROWE, JAMES S. EMMETT,                                       
                          FETNEH ESKANDARI, MARTIN F. PALANGE, MARK E. SIMCIK,                                          
                        ROBERT SWANBERY, ROBERT J. JAPENGA, JOSEPH L. LEHMAN,                                           
                                  WILLIAM A. WEIRSMAN and GEORGE P. RAHGO                                               
                                                     ____________                                                       
                                                 Appeal No. 1998-0646                                                   
                                               Application No. 08/485,269                                               
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                                                 HEARD: April 20, 2000                                                  
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              Before FLEMING, DIXON, and FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judges.                                           
              DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                       



                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      

                     This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims                         
              201-212, which are all of the claims pending in this application.                                         
                     We REVERSE.                                                                                        










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