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journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 9
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte L. MERVYN LONG
and BURTON W. HEAD
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Appeal No. 1998-3404
Application 08/600,8131
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ON BRIEF
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Before CALVERT, FRANKFORT and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judges.
FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 3, 5 through
7, 9 and 11 through 13. Claims 4, 8 and 10, the only other claims remaining in the application, stand
objected to and according to the examiner would be allowable if rewritten in independent form
1Application for patent filed February 13, 1996
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