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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 36
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte AGE BACKLUND,
BENGT NILSSON,
and
LARS STIGSSON
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Appeal No. 1998-1832
Application No. 08/434,331
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, OWENS, and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judges.
LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner
refusing to allow claims 1 and 3 through 19, as amended subsequent to the Final
Rejection, which are all the claims pending in this application.1
1Two amendments after final under Rule 116 were filed by the appellants. The first received April 10,
1997, was not entered for purposes of appeal. See Advisory action dated May 7, 1997, Paper No. 25. The
second amendment received May 12, 1997, Paper No. 27 was entered by the examiner.
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