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                             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                                    for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                                         
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                              BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                           
                                             AND INTERFERENCES                                                             
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                                        Ex parte VIDYANATHA A. PRASAD and                                                  
                                                 PETER E. NEWALLIS                                                         
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                                                 Appeal No. 2001-0849                                                      
                                               Application No. 08/990,120                                                  
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                                                       ON BRIEF                                                            
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                  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).                                                                      





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