Ex parte PARKER - Page 1





                                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                                          publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14               
                                  UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                     
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                                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                       
                                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                                            
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                                                Ex parte JAMES D. PARKER                                                        
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                                                     Appeal No. 1998-2989                                                       
                                                  Application No. 08/566,987                                                    
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                                                           ON BRIEF                                                             
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               Before BARRETT, RUGGIERO, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.                                               
               DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                              



                                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                                           

               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-21, which                           
               are all of the claims pending in this application.                                                               


               We AFFIRM-IN-PART and enter a new ground of rejection under 37 CFR                                               
               § 1.196(b).                                                                                                      











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