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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 BISWA R. BANERJEE, S. CHRISTOPHER GLADWIN, ARIF
MASKATIA and ALAN SOUCY
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Appeal No. 1998-0943
Application No. 08/300,500
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent
Judges.
RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection
of claims 1-13, all of the claims pending in the present
application. An amendment after final rejection filed March
5, 1999, was entered by the Examiner. In the Examiner’s
Answer, the Examiner indicated that claims 2, 3, and 5 were
allowable. Accordingly, only the rejection of claims 1, 4,
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