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publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 35
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte VAN L. PHILLIPS
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Appeal No. 1999-0242
Application 08/643,829
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HEARD: May 17, 2000
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Before ABRAMS, MCQUADE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent
Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Van L. Phillips originally took this appeal from the
final rejection of claims 17 through 32. Inasmuch as the
appellant has since canceled claims 17 through 27, the appeal
now involves claims 28 through 32, the only claims presently
pending in the application.
The invention relates to “a construction which permits
the attachment of a prosthetic device having a relatively flat
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