The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JICHENG YANG ____________ Appeal No. 2003-1233 Application No. 09/420,817 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before WALTZ, JEFFREY T. SMITH and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges. JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Applicant appeals the decision of the Primary Examiner finally rejecting claims 21 to 29 and 39 to 47.1 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 October 29, 2002.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007