The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte GILLES BLONDEEL and NICOLE LE CALVEZ ____________ Appeal No. 2000-1292 Application No. 08/739,836 ____________ HEARD: MARCH 21, 2001 ____________ Before COHEN, 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of claims 1, 4, 5 and 10-16.1 We REVERSE. 1Claims 2, 3, and 6-9 have been canceled, and claims 17-20 have been withdrawn as being directed to a non-elected invention.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007