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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HANS OETIKER
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Appeal No. 2001-0737
Application No. 08/766,212
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HEARD: July 11, 2001
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Before ABRAMS, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1 to 35, 53 to 55, 62 to 73 and 80 to 95.
Claims 74 to 79 and 96-106 have been withdrawn from
consideration under 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as being drawn to a
nonelected invention. Claims 36 to 52 and 56 to 61 have been
canceled.
We REVERSE.
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