Ex Parte Brotto 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                                          and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                              
                                                    ____________                                                      
                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                
                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                      
                                                    ____________                                                      
                                             Ex parte DANIELE BROTTO,                                                 
                                        DARNELL SMITH and DANH  TRINH                                                 
                                                    ____________                                                      
                                                Appeal No. 2003-1301                                                  
                                              Application No.  09/782,539                                             
                                                    ____________                                                      
                                               HEARD: October 9, 2003                                                 
                                                    ____________                                                      
             Before HAIRSTON, DIXON, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.                                        
             DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                      


                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                     
                    This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 25-28                  
             and 30-32, which are all of the claims pending in this application.1 Claims 1-24, 29 and                 
             33-36 have been canceled.                                                                                
                    We AFFIRM.                                                                                        







                    1  The examiner has withdrawn the rejection under 35 USC § 103(a) over Bauer.                     





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