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was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of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
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte LUCIANO GARRO
and ENZO FALZOLGHER
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Appeal No. 1997-4457
Application 08/250,617
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HEARD: October 24, 2001
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Before WARREN, LIEBERMAN and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges.
WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal and Opinion
We have carefully considered the record in this appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134, including the
opposing views of the examiner set forth in the answer and supplemental answer, and of appellants, set
forth in the brief and reply brief, and based on our review, find that we cannot sustain either of the
rejections of appealed claims 12 through 16,1 all of the claims in the application, under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Muraoka et al. (Muraoka) combined with Nakamura et al. (Nakamura),
Saitoh and Davis et al. (Davis ‘770), and over
1 See specification, page 14.
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