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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board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. 18
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte M. ALLEN NORTHRUP, YUN-TAI HSUEH,
AND ROSEMARY L. SMITH
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Appeal No. 2001-00621
Application 08/774,170
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ON BRIEF
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, GARRIS, and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.
MOORE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from a final rejection of claims 1-5, 11,
14-17 and 24. Claims 6-10, 12, 13, and 18-23 are said to be allowable if rewritten in
independent form to include all the limitations of the base claim and any intervening
claims. (Examiner’s Answer, page 2, lines 8-11).
1 This appeal is related to appeal no. 2001-0103 of application 08/763,465.
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