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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 29
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PEDRO S. BARANDA, ARY O. MELLO and HUGH J. O’DONNELL
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Appeal No. 2003-1178
Application No. 09/218,990
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ON BRIEF
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Before COHEN, ABRAMS, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-3,
5-15, 18, 20-23 and 45-50. Claim 4 has been canceled and claims 16, 17, 19 and 24-
44 have been withdrawn as being directed to non-elected species and invention.
We REVERSE AND REMAND TO THE EXAMINER.
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