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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PASQUALE LEONE
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Appeal No. 1999-2021
Application No. 08/615,836
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, BARRETT, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.1
THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.
ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING
Appellant has requested that we reconsider our July 16, 2002 decision, wherein we affirmed
the final rejection of claims 1-19.
Appellant argues that the Board has overlooked or misapprehended binding Board precedent
regarding the non-compliance of the brief and the grouping of claims (Request at pages 4-7) and
1 For purposes of rendering this decision, Administrative Patent Judge Gross has been
substituted for Administrative Patent Judge Lall, who retired subsequent to the original opinion.
See In re Bose, 772 F.2d 866, 227 USPQ 1 (Fed. Cir. 1985) and MPEP § 1203.
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