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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ABBAS RAZAVI and GUY L.G. DEBRAS
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Appeal No. 1998-3182
Application 08/459,526
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, LIEBERMAN and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-6,
15, 16, 18 and 20-24. According to appellants, the examiner
entered a new ground of rejection in the answer of previously-
allowed claims 18, 20, 23 and 24 (see page 2 of reply brief,
first full paragraph). Since appellants have responded to the
examiner’s rejection of claims 18, 20, 23 and 24 in their reply
brief, we consider the rejection of claims 18, 20, 23 and 24 to
be part of the present appeal.
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