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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte VATSA SANTHANAM, DAVID GROSS,
and JOHN KWAN
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Appeal No. 2001-2302
Application No. 09/002,404
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HEARD: December 10, 2002
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Before FLEMING, DIXON, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges.
BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judge.
ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING
Appellants filed a paper on March 20, 2003 (Paper No. 21), styled “Petition to
Reopen Prosecution Under CFR 1.183 and 1.198,” during a period in which the instant
application remained under this board’s jurisdiction. We will treat the paper as a
Request for Rehearing under 37 CFR § 1.197(b), requesting reconsideration of our
decision entered January 23, 2003, wherein we sustained the final rejection of claims 1-
4, 7-9, 12, and 15 under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
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