Ex Parte BICKERTON et al - Page 1






           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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                 Ex parte MATTHEW JOHN BICKERTON, KATHRYN ANN BOHRER,                 
                    EMMA SUZANNE HUGHES, EDWARD WILLIAM KENWORTHY,                    
                   RUPERT JEREMY MUSGROVE, LINDAMAY ROSE PATTERSON,                   
                          STEVEN PORTER, DAVID DENNIS SALT,                           
                             and DUNCAN KEITH SCATTERGOOD                             
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2001-0024                                 
                              Application No. 08/827,285                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                       ON BRIEF                                       
                                     ____________                                     
          Before RUGGIERO, DIXON, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the            
          examiner's final rejection of claims 3-9, 11-17, 19-25, 27-33,              
          and 35-41, which are all of the claims pending in this                      
          application.  Claims 1, 2, 10, 18, 26 and 34 have been canceled.            











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