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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of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. 15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KURT LOTSCH
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Appeal No. 2000-0582
Application 08/851,017
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ON BRIEF
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Before STAAB, MCQUADE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Kurt Lotsch originally took this appeal from the final
rejection of claims 1 through 3 and 7 through 9. Upon
reconsideration, the examiner has withdrawn the rejection of
claim 9 which now stands objected to as depending from a
rejected base claim (see page 2 in the examiner’s answer,
Paper No. 12). Thus, the appeal as to claim 9 is hereby
dismissed, leaving for review the standing rejections of
claims 1 through 3, 7 and 8. Claims 4 through 6, the only
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