Ex Parte BUIE et al - Page 1




          The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was              
          not written for publication in a law journal and is not binding             
          precedent of the Board.                                                     
                                                            Paper No. 35              


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                              Ex parte MELISA J. BUIE,                                
                                  LEONID POSLAVSKY                                    
                                 and JENNIFER LEWIS                                   
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2002-0453                                  
                              Application No.08/686,229                               
                                                                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                                                                     

          Before WARREN, OWENS and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         



                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1, 3-8, 17           
          and 18.  Claims 5, 17 and 18 were canceled after final rejection.           
          Hence, the claims before us are claims 1, 3, 4 and 6-8.                     









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