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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JAMES R. JOHNSON
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Appeal No. 2001-1763
Application 08/899,434
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, WALTZ, and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent
Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s
final rejection of claims 1 through 3, 8 and 12.1 Claims 9
through 11 and 13 through 15, the only other claims pending in
this application, stand allowed by the examiner (Brief, page 3;
1 Appellant’s amendment subsequent to the final rejection,
amending claim 15, has been entered by the examiner and obviates
the final rejection of claims 1-3 and 8-15 under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
¶2 (see the amendment dated Sep. 7, 2000, Paper No. 16, entered
as per the Advisory Action dated Sep. 22, 2000, Paper No. 18).
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