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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte SIMON H. CORSTON, WILLIAM B. DOLAN,
LUCY H. VANDERWENDE and LISA BRADEN-HARDER
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Appeal No. 2003-0277
Application No. 09/097,979
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent
Judges.
HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Based upon the record, it appears that claims 1 through 9, 11
through 78 and 80 are pending in this application. Claims 13
through 16, 32 through 35, 51, 71 and 74 are objected to as being
dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if
rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of
the base claim and any intervening claims. Accordingly, claims 1
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