Ex parte GABARA et al. - Page 1




                 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                                  publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17                                 


                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                 Ex parte THADDEUS JOHN GABARA                                                                          
                                                                        and                                                                             
                                                                KING LIEN TAI                                                                           
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                                                          Appeal No. 2000-0628                                                                          
                                                    Application No. 08/838,536                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT, and LEVY, Administrative Patent                                                                              
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                 

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                                                                        
                 through 7, 22 and 23.  In an Amendment After Final  (paper                                1                                            
                 number 7), claims 3, 4 and 22 were amended.                                                                                            


                          1The amendment had the effect of overcoming the                                                                               
                 indefiniteness rejection of claims 3 and 4 (paper number 8).                                                                           





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