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Paper No. 25
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte GEORG BURKHART,
ROLF-DIETER LANGENHAGEN and ANDREAS WEIER
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Appeal No. 2002-2241
Application 09/548,294
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, WARREN and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges.
WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.
ORDER VACATING ORAL HEARING
On March 31, 2003, Mr. Craig R. Feinberg, a Program and Resources Administrator of
the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, informed appellants’ counsel, Mr. Mark W.
Russell, that the Merits Panel assigned to this application had decided to reverse the decision of
the examiner. Mr. Feinberg further informed Mr. Russell that therefore, the Oral Hearing
scheduled for March 18, 2003, will be vacated.
Accordingly, as counsel was informed on March 31, 2003, it is ORDERED that the Oral
Hearing scheduled for 1:00 PM on April 2, 2003, is VACATED.
Decision on Appeal and Opinion
We have carefully considered the record in this appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134, including
the opposing views of the examiner, in the answer, and appellants, in the brief and reply brief,
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