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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                                  for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 GERALD J. JULIEN                                            
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                                             Appeal No. 2002-0605                                              
                                           Application No. 09/096,542                                          
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                                                   ON BRIEF                                                    
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             Before STAAB, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                    
             NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                



                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                
                   This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 to 3, 5        
             to 7, 9 and 11 to 17.  Claims 4, 8, 10 and 18 to 20, the only other claims pending in this        
             application, have been withdrawn from consideration.                                              


                   We REVERSE.                                                                                 









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