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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KATHERINE G. HEINEN
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Appeal No. 2000-0158
Application No. 08/782,8721
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ON BRIEF
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Before MARTIN, GROSS, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.
MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final
rejection of claims 9-16 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). Claims 1-8
and 17-19 stand withdrawn by the examiner as directed to a
nonelected invention. We reverse and enter a new ground of
rejection pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b).
1 Application for patent filed January 14, 1997, as a
continuation of provisional application No. 60/010,044, filed
January 16, 1996.
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