Ex parte MEIER 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                    publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 32           

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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               Ex parte JOHN R. MEIER, DONALD KASICA, JOHN P. LAFER,                  
                               and MICHAEL D. WILLIAMS                                
                                    ____________                                      
                                 Appeal No.2000-0313                                  
                             Application No. 08/659,430                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before JERRY SMITH, BARRY and LEVY, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claim 1, which is the sole claim pending in this               
          application.                                                                


                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellants’ invention relates to a method for developing               







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