Ex parte TIHON - 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                    publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19        
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                    
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                        
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                 
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                                Ex parte CLAUDE TIHON                              
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                                Appeal No. 2000-0651                               
                             Application No. 09/024,732                            
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                                      ON BRIEF                                     
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         Before COHEN, FRANKFORT, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent               
         Judges.                                                                   
         COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       



                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                


              This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 9               
         through 16.  These claims constitute all of the claims                    
         remaining in the application.                                             


              Appellant’s invention pertains to a urethral drain.  A               
         basic understanding of the invention can be derived from a                







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