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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HARTMUT WAGNER and ROLAND FACH
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Appeal No. 2002-1596
Application No. 09/284,701
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HEARD: Feb 11, 2003
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Before WALTZ, PAWLIKOSKI, and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s
refusal to allow claims 1 through 3 as amended subsequent to the
final rejection (see the amendment dated Aug. 24, 2001, Paper No.
15, entered as per the Advisory Action dated Sep. 24, 2001, Paper
No. 18; see the Answer, page 3). Claims 1-3 are the only claims
pending in this application. We have jurisdiction pursuant to
35 U.S.C. § 134.
According to appellants, the invention is directed to a new
process for producing sulfuric acid from gases containing sulfur
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