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is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte RALF ANSELMANN, CARSTEN GRIESSMANN,
MANUELA LOCH, AND KURT MARQUARD
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Appeal No. 1998-1353
Application No. 08/488,288
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ON BRIEF
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Before JOHN D. SMITH, KRATZ, and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.
TIMM, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Examiner's final rejection of claims
1-9. Claims 1 and 6 were amended, claims 2-4 canceled, and claim 10 added by the amendment
after-final mailed November 27, 1996 (Paper No. 8). This amendment was entered as per the
Advisory Action mailed on January 29, 1997 (Paper No. 9). Therefore, claims 1 and
5-10, which are all of the claims presently pending in this application, are on appeal.
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