The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007