The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte VIDYANATHA A. PRASAD and PETER E. NEWALLIS __________ Appeal No. 2001-0849 Application No. 08/990,120 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH, and LORIN, Administrative Patent Judges. LORIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1- 3, 5-12 and 14-25, all the claims pending in the application.1 1 Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 6(b), we review the adverse decision of the examiner. In doing so, we have considered the record, including: € Final Rejection (paper no. 13); € Brief (paper no. 15); and, € Examiner's Answer (paper no. 16).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007