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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 42
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HARRISON M. LAZARUS
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Appeal No. 2000-1759
Application No. 08/748,637
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HEARD: July 9, 2002
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Before COHEN, ABRAMS, and FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent
Judges.
FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 39 through 42, which are all of the claims
remaining in this application. Claims 1 through 38 have been
canceled.
Appellant's invention relates to a minimally invasive method
for repairing a diseased portion of a corporeal lumen of a
patient's vasculature. Independent claims 39 and 42 are
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