The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte GILLES WALCH and PASCAL BOILEAU ____________ Appeal No. 2002-0282 Application No. 09/363,407 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before COHEN, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 11 through 14. These claims constitute all of the claims remaining in the application. Appellants’ invention pertains to a humeral prosthesis set for the upper extremity of the humerus. A basic understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007