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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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 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 GILLES GAGNON                                                      
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                                                Appeal No. 1999-0434                                                     
                                             Application No. 08/664,257                                                  
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                                                      ON BRIEF                                                           
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              Before HAIRSTON, RUGGIERO, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges.                                  
              BLANKENSHIP, 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 3-15, 17, 18, and 30-54, which are all the claims remaining in the                     
              application.                                                                                               
                     We reverse, and enter a new ground of rejection in accordance with 37 CFR                           
              § 1.196(b).                                                                                                










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