The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte RODNEY D. MORGAN __________ Appeal No. 2002-0103 Application 09/137,719 __________ ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL __________ Before STONER, Chief Administrative Patent Judge, HARKCOM, Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge, and WILLIAM F. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. PER CURIAM. On August 24, 2000, applicant filed a Notice of Appeal (Paper No. 9). On December 24, 2001, applicant filed a communication requesting a withdrawal of this appeal in view of a Request for Continued Examination (RCE) (Paper No. 18) of the present application. 1Page: 1 2 3 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007