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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PETER A. GRUBER et al.
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Appeal No. 1998-3207
Application No. 08/518,874
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ON BRIEF
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Before McQUADE, NASE, and GONZALES, Administrative Patent
Judges.
NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1, 3-13 and 18-21. Claims 14-17 have been
withdrawn from consideration under 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as being
drawn to a nonelected invention. Claim 2 has been canceled.
We REVERSE.
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