The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 37
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MARC E. RICHELSOPH
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Appeal No. 2000-0198
Application No. 08/400,178
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ON BRIEF
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Before CALVERT, ABRAMS and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.
ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 21-30. At
that point, claims 1-19 had been canceled and claim 20 had been allowed. After the final
rejection, the appellant canceled claims 24, 25, 27 and 28 (Paper No. 27), leaving claims
21-23, 26, 29 and 30 on appeal. In the Answer (Paper No. 31), the examiner indicated
that claims 21, 26, 29 and 30 also were allowable, leaving claims 22 and 23 before us on
appeal.
We REVERSE.
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