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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MICHAEL F. NOVITS, CHESTER J. KMIEC,
and EDWARD P. HIBBARD
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Appeal No. 1999-2161
Application No. 08/475,127
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ON BRIEF
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Before PAK, JEFFREY T. SMITH, PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent
Judges.
PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the Examiner’s refusal
to allow claims 72, 73, 79 through 87, 98, 99, 106, and 110
through 117.1 Claims 1 through 71 and 103 have been cancelled.
Claims 75, 76, 88 through 90, 95 through 97, 100, 101, and 105
have been withdrawn from consideration.
The subject matter on appeal is represented by claim 110,
set forth below:
1 Claims 74, 77, 78, 91-94, 102, 104, and 107-109 have been determined by the
examiner to contain allowable subject matter. (answer, page 2).
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