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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JEAN-PIERRE DATH, LUC DELORME, JACQUES-FRANCOIS GROOTJANS,
XAVIER VANHAEREN and WALTER VERMEIREN
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Appeal No. 2002-1864
Application No. 09/206,208
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HEARD: March 20, 2003
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Before WARREN, WALTZ, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s
final rejection of claims 1, 2 and 4 through 12, which are the only
claims pending in this application.1 We have jurisdiction pursuant
to 35 U.S.C. § 134.
According to appellants, the invention is directed to a
process for the production of olefins by the catalytic cracking of
1An amendment dated July 26, 2001, Paper No. 12, subsequent
to the final rejection, has been entered by the examiner as per
the Advisory Action dated Aug. 10, 2001, Paper No. 13.
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