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today was not written for publication and is not
binding precedent of the Board.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. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte WEI WILLIAM LEE, RICHARD SCOTT LIST
and CHANGMING JIN
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Appeal No. 2003-0270
Application 09/087,234
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ON BRIEF
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Before OWENS, WALTZ and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1 and 4-9.
Claims 2 and 3 stand objected to as being dependent upon a
rejected base claim but allowable if rewritten in independent
form. The appellants state in the brief (page 2) that they do
not contest the rejection of claims 1 and 7 as being anticipated
by Kondo. The appeal, therefore, is dismissed as to claims 1
and 7. The examiner states in the answer (page 2) that the
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