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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board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. 33
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HERBERT RESCH, DAMON SERVIDIO
and PETER NUIJTEN
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Appeal No. 2001-0515
Application 08/926,358
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HEARD: MAY 9, 2001
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Before CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge, MCCANDLISH, Senior Administrative
Patent Judge, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.
MCCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 and
3 through 8. No other claims are pending in the application.
Appellants’ invention relates to a prosthetic glenoid component for a human shoulder
joint. Claim 1, the only independent claim on appeal, defines the invention as follows:
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