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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                     not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                                                                                                       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 JURGEN HERRMANN and WERNER REINHART                                                                                               
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                                                                     Appeal No. 1998-2673                                                                                              
                                                                   Application 08/557,1381                                                                                             
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                                                                                  ON BRIEF                                                                                             
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                     Before STONER, Chief Administrative Patent Judge, and                                                                                                             
                     FRANKFORT, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                                
                     FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                           

                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             
                                We commence by stating our understanding that the sole                                                                                                 
                     issue before us for review is the propriety of the examiner’s                                                                                                     
                     rejection of claims 19, 21, 30 and 31 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as                                                                                                    

                                1 Filed November 16, 1995, which is a 35 U.S.C. § 371                                                                                                  
                     filing of PCT Application No. PCT/DE94/01185, filed October 6,                                                                                                    
                     1994.                                                                                                                                                             
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