Ex parte FAHIMI et al. - 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                                      publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18                
                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                              
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                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                
                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                      
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                                         Ex parte ABOUTORAB S. FAHIMI,                                                
                                  DURKEE B. RICHARDS, and LEIF O. ERICKSON                                            
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                                                Appeal No. 1998-3355                                                  
                                              Application No. 08/665,167                                              
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                                                      ON BRIEF                                                        
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             Before FLEMING, DIXON, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.                                          
             DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                      



                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                     

                    This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-18,                  
             which are all of the claims pending in this application.  Claims 19-27 are canceled.                     
                    We REVERSE.                                                                                       














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