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                    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                                      publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 11                        
                                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                      
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                                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                       
                                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                                         
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                                                         Ex parte RONG-WU CHIEN                                                                         
                                                               and KUO-CHANG WU                                                                         
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                                                           Appeal No. 1998-1548                                                                         
                                                      Application No. 08/660,304                                                                        
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                                                                      ON BRIEF                                                                          
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                 Before THOMAS, JERRY SMITH, and LEVY, Administrative Patent                                                                            
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 LEVY, 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 1-22 .                                  1                                                     



                                                                   BACKGROUND                                                                           




                          1  Claims 23-29 remain withdrawn from consideration based upon a                                                              
                 restriction requirement that was included with the final rejection (Paper No.                                                          
                 5, mailed May 15, 1997).  In addition, the amendment filed subsequent to the                                                           
                 final rejection (Paper No. 6, mailed July 14, 1997) was denied entry by the                                                            
                 examiner (Paper No. 7, filed July 30, 1997).                                                                                           






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