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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte V. M. MALLIKARJUNA RAO
and
MUNIRPALLAM A. SUBRAMANIAN
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Appeal No. 1998-2623
Application No. 08/677,062
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ON BRIEF
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Before PAK, WALTZ, and TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
examiner’s final rejection of claims 2, 3, 10 and 11. The
examiner has indicated that claims 1, 8 and 9 are allowed (see
the Final Rejection dated Apr. 28, 1997, Paper No. 7; and the
Brief, page 1). Claims 4 through 7 and 12 through 14, the
only other claims in this application, stand withdrawn from
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