The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte BERNHARD METZGER ____________ Appeal No. 2003-1928 Application No. 09/511,833 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before WALTZ, LIEBERMAN and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Applicant appeals the decision of the Primary Examiner finally rejecting claims 1 to 12, all of the pending claims in the application.1 We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134. 1 In rendering our decision we have considered Appellant’s position as presented in the Brief filed September 25, 2002.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007