Ex Parte GORUGANTHU et al - Page 1




                                  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                                                                 is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20                             

                                           UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                      
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                                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                     
                                                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                      
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                                       Ex parte RAMA R. GORUGANTHU and MICHAEL R. BRUCE                                                                                   
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                                                                      Appeal No. 2003-0123                                                                                
                                                                  Application No. 09/383,781                                                                              
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                                                                              ON BRIEF                                                                                    
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                          Before HAIRSTON, BLANKENSHIP and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative                                                                               
                          Patent Judges.                                                                                                                                  
                          JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  


                                                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                     

                                    Applicants appeal the decision of the Primary Examiner finally rejecting                                                              

                          claims 1 to 13, 27 and 28.1, 2 We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134.                                                                      





                                    1  In rendering our decision, we have considered Appellant’s arguments presented in                                                   
                          the Brief, filed May 2, 2002, and the Reply Brief filed September 10, 2002.  We have                                                            
                          considered the Examiner’s position presented in the Answer, mailed July 30, 2002.                                                               
                                    2  Claims 14-26 have been withdrawn from consideration.  (Paper no. 9, mailed August                                                  
                          21, 2001.                                                                                                                                       





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