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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte EVELIN HORNEMANN, MARTIN EBNER, and PETER KOLB _____________ Appeal No. 1999-1486 Application 08/670,806 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before COHEN, ABRAMS, and PATE, Administrative Patent Judges. COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 3, 7, 9, and 11 through 17, all of the claims remaining in the application. However, on page 6 of the answer (Paper No. 17), the examiner expressly withdrew the respective rejections of claim 11 and claims 13, 16, and 17. The examiner indicates 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007