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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 11
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ROBERT J. SAFRANEK and ERIC N. LAIS
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Appeal No. 2003-0640
Application No. 09/507,261
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ON BRIEF
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Before SMITH, RUGGIERO, and MACDONALD, Administrative Patent
Judges.
MACDONALD, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1, 2, 4-15, 17 and 18. Claims 3 and 16 are objected to as
depending upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if
rewritten in independent form including all the limitations of
the base claim and any intervening claims. Claims 19 and 20 are
indicated as allowable.
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