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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KEVIN BURNS, ELLEN M. THOMAS and NAN-YAO SU1
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Appeal No. 2000-0604
Application No. 08/483,735
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HEARD: MARCH 22, 2001
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Before CALVERT, FRANKFORT and BAHR, Administrative Patent
Judges.
BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.
1We note that appellants filed a petition under 37 CFR § 1.48(b)
requesting deletion of Kevin Burns and Ellen M. Thomas as inventors on the
basis that they were originally and properly included as inventors but their
invention is no longer being claimed in this application (Paper No. 20, filed
May 14, 1998). There is no indication in the application file that the
primary examiner has considered or rendered a decision on the petition.
Accordingly, Kevin Burns and Ellen M. Thomas are still listed as inventors in
this application. As the ultimate decision on the petition does not appear to
have any bearing on the issue before us in this appeal, we have decided this
appeal in the interest of judicial efficiency and leave the petition to be
decided by the examiner upon return of jurisdiction of this application to the
examiner.
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