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               The opinion in support of the decision being                             
               entered today was not written for publication                            
               and is not binding precedent of the Board.                               
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                                                              Paper No. 37              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                         
                                                                                       

                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                            
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                                                                       

                                 Ex parte MELIK ISBARA                                  
                                                                                       
                                 Appeal No. 2002-0397                                   
                                Application 08/925,8681                                 
                                                                                       
                                       ON BRIEF                                         
                                                                                       
          Before BARRETT, RUGGIERO, and GROSS, Administrative Patent                    
          Judges.                                                                       
          BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                    
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) from               
          the rejection of claims 1-17, 19, and 20.  Appellant limits the               
          appeal to independent claims 1, 8, 13, 15, and 17.                            
               We reverse.                                                              


          1  Application for patent filed September 9, 1997, entitled                   
          "Method and Apparatus for Interfacing Mixed Voltage Signals."                 
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