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not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding
precedent of the Board.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. 31
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN A. HOFFMANN III
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Appeal No. 1999-0256
Application No. 08/828,616
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HEARD: March 8, 2000
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Before ABRAMS, STAAB, and GONZALES, Administrative Patent
Judges.
ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the decision of the examiner
finally rejecting claims 1, 4-13 and 16, which at that point
constituted all of the claims remaining of record in the
application. Subsequently, in the Answer, the examiner
indicated that claims
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