Ex parte SMIT 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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                  
                                                            Paper No. 25              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                             Ex parte HUBERT H.A. SMIT,                               
                            THEODORUS J.J.M. JENNESKENS,                              
                                 and JAN C. GIJSBERS                                  
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 1998-1539                                  
                               Application 08/683,186                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH, and LALL, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 5, 8 and 9, all of the claims remaining in the                       
          application.                                                                

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