Ex parte VAN DAMME 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 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. 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 MARC VAN DAMME, JOAN VERMEERSCH,                       
                             FRANK LOUWET and RAF SAMIJN                              
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                                Appeal No. 2000-0812                                  
                             Application No. 08/989,469                               
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                              HEARD: FEBRUARY 12, 2002                                
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          Before KRASS, BARRETT and SAADAT, Administrative Patent                     
          Judges.                                                                     
          SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the Examiner’s final                 
          rejection of claims 11 through 19.  Claims 1 through 10 have                
          been canceled.                                                              
               We reverse.                                                            
                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellants’ invention is directed to a method for making               






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