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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 50
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MATS LEIJON
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Appeal No. 2002-2050
Application No. 08/973,019
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ON BRIEF
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Before STONER, Chief Administrative Patent Judge and
THOMAS and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
REQUEST FOR REHEARING
In a decision dated April 16, 2003, the decision of the
examiner rejecting claims 1 through 10, 12 through 21, 25, 27
through 32, 34, 36, 37, and 39 through 45 under 35 U.S.C. § 103
was affirmed. A request for rehearing was filed on June 16,
2003.
Appellant contends (Request, pages 1-3) that by relying on
Elton '077 in our decision we improperly made a new ground of
rejection. Specifically, appellant states (Request, pages 1-2)
that since the examiner's rationale did not rely on Elton '077,
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