Ex Parte HOEFLICH et al - Page 1




                            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                                    for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27              
                                UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                               
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                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                  
                                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                       
                                                     ____________                                                       
                                Ex parte JOHN B. HOEFLICH and ROBIN D. ARTHUR                                           
                                                     ____________                                                       
                                                 Appeal No. 2002-0265                                                   
                                               Application No. 08/787745                                                
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                                                       ON BRIEF                                                         
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              Before COHEN, ABRAMS, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                             
              ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                      



                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      
                     This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-3, 5-9                
              and 11-21, which are all of the claims pending in this application.                                       


                     We REVERSE AND ENTER A NEW REJECTION UNDER                                                         
                     37 CFR § 1.196(b).                                                                                 











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