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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MICHAEL WAYNE BLAZIERT and FRANK MARTIN STEPHAN
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Appeal No. 2002-2134
Application No. 09/250,481
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ON BRIEF
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Before STAAB, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 to 3,
7, 8, 19 to 21, 23 and 24. Claims 5, 6 and 13 to 18 have been canceled. Claims 4, 9 to
12 and 22 are either withdrawn from consideration according to the appellants (reply
brief, p. 2) or canceled according to the examiner (answer, p. 2).1
We REVERSE.
1 The examiner and the appellants should resolve this matter upon return of jurisdiction of this
application to the examiner.
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