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is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte TESSEMA DOSHO SHIFFERAW
and YODIT G. WOLDE
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Appeal No. 2003-1197
Application No. 09/699,218
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ON BRIEF
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Before OWENS, TIMM, 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
3, 9 and 20.1, 2 We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134.
1 In rendering our decision, we have considered Appellants’ arguments presented in the
Brief, filed July 8, 2002 and the Reply Brief, filed December 26, 2002.
2 The Examiner has indicated that claims 4 to 8 and 10 to 19 have been cancelled and the
subject matter of claims 21 to 25 was allowable. (Answer, p. 2).
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