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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOSEPH D. SMITH,
AUSTIN L. HIGGS and
THIEG K. NGUYEN
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Appeal No. 2003-0768
Application No. 09/396,287
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ON BRIEF
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Before KRASS, BARRY and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 14-27, 29, 30 and
33-37. Claims 1-13, 28 and 32 have been indicated by the examiner as being directed
to allowable subject matter and are no longer part of this appeal.
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