Ex parte MATIC 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                        publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 PETER MATIC, RICHARD K. EVERETT,                       
                   VIRGINIA G. DEGIORGI, and ANDREW B. GELTMACHER                     
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                                Appeal No. 1999-2393                                  
                               Application 08/845,848                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before BARRETT, LALL, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          LALL, 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 to 9.  Claims 101                                             



               Two amendments after the final rejection were filed as Paper No. 10 and 13 and both have1                                                                     
          been approved for entry by the examiner.  See Paper Nos. 11 and 14 respectively.
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