The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board Paper No. 13 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte ZINE-EDDINE BOUTAGHOU ______________ Appeal No. 2000-1240 Application 09/094,067 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges. THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellant has appealed to the Board from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 2 and 4-19. Claim 3 is objected to by the examiner as depending from a rejected base claim but is otherwise indicated to be allowable if set forth in independent form. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007