Ex parte SCHRECKENBERG et al. - Page 1




                                            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                     not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                                                               
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                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
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                                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                               
                                                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                             
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                                                             Ex parte BERND SCHRECKENBERG                                                                                              
                                                                       and LUDGER SUDKAMP                                                                                              
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                                                                     Appeal No. 1999-2632                                                                                              
                                                                   Application 08/707,097                                                                                              
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                                                                                  ON BRIEF                                                                                             
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                     Before COHEN, STAAB, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent                                                                                                           
                     Judges.                                                                                                                                                           
                     McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                             

                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             
                                Bernd Schreckenberg et al. appeal from the final                                                                                                       
                     rejection of claims 2 through 7, 9 through 15, 17 through 22,                                                                                                     
                     24 and 32 through 44.   Claims 25 through 31, the only other1                                                                                                                    



                                1 Claims 18, 38 and 40 have been amended subsequent to                                                                                                 
                     final rejection.                                                                                                                                                  
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