The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication in a law journal
and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 32
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
Ex parte VOLKER BENZ, WOLFGANG SCHARNKE,
MICHAEL MEIER-KAISER and MICHAEL MULLER
Appeal No. 1997-2813
Application No. 08/329,075
HEARD: November 13, 2000
Before KIMLIN, PAK and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
REQUEST FOR REHEARING
In view of appellants' petition under 37 CFR § 1.181, the
present application has been referred to the merits panel by the
Chief Administrative Patent Judge of the Board of Patent Appeals
and Interferences. Appellants' petition will be treated as a
Request for Rehearing.
We have reviewed appellants' petition and, based on
appellants' reliance on the PTO's publicly-stated position that
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