Ex Parte Metzger - 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                                              is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18             
                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                 
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                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                  
                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                        
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                                            Ex parte BERNHARD METZGER                                                   
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                                                 Appeal No. 2003-1928                                                   
                                               Application No. 09/511,833                                               
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                                                       ON BRIEF                                                         
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              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.                                                                        




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