The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte ULRICH NAUMANN ____________ Appeal No. 2000-1638 Application No. 08/829,699 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before McQUADE, BAHR and LAZARUS, Administrative Patent Judges. BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1,3 and 6-30. Appellant has withdrawn the appeal as to claim 2 (brief, page 2). No other claim is1 pending in this application. The withdrawal of the appeal as to claim 2 operates as an1 authorization to cancel claim 2 from the application. Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) § 1215.03. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007