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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ALAIN CHENE and SCOT K. HUBER
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Appeal No. 1998-0365
Application No. 08/501,336
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ON BRIEF1
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Before WINTERS, SCHEINER and ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judges.
ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s
final rejection of claims 1-3, 5-6 and 9-16. Claims 4, 7 and 8 are canceled2, and
claims 17-19 are indicated as allowed3.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and is reproduced in
the appendix to the appeal Brief.
1 This merits panel found that the oral hearing scheduled for February 8, 2001, was
not necessary. 37 C.F.R. § 1.194(c).
2 Paper No. 16, received January 30, 1997.
3 Paper No. 18, mailed February 18, 1997.
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