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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 REN JUDKINS
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Appeal No. 2000-1732
Application No. 08/972,8521
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HEARD: FEBRUARY 7, 2001
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Before COHEN, ABRAMS, and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges.
COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1
through 7 and 9 through 26. Claim 8 stands objected to as
1This application is a continuation of 08/661,192, now
U.S. Patent No. 5,692,552, which is a continuation of
08/384,136, now U.S. Patent No. 5,573,051. U.S. Patent No.
5,692,552 on its face indicates that its term can not extend
beyond the expiration date of U.S. Patent No. 5,573,051. In
the present application, a terminal disclaimer (Paper No. 6)
has been recorded, as acknowledged by the examiner (Paper No.
7), such that the term of any patent maturing from the present
application shall not extend beyond the expiration date of
U.S. Patent No. 5,692,552.
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