The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte ZULIN SHI, JEFF ALIX, HUI-CHEN LI, PAUL NOWACZYK and JIUNN-YANN TANG, _____________ Appeal No. 2002-0866 Application No. 09/262,4711 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before GARRIS, PAK, and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges. PAK, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1, 2, 6, 8 through 18 and 20, which are all of the claims pending in the above-identified 1 Application for patent filed March 4, 1999. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007