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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PETER T. O’HEERON,
TERRY L. BOHANNON
and PATRICK T. DAVIS
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Appeal No. 2003-1171
Application 09/809,648
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ON BRIEF
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Before MCQUADE, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Peter T. O’Heeron et al. appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1 through 5, all of the claims pending in the application.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “surgical instruments known as
trocars which are used in endoscopic surgery to pierce or
puncture an anatomical cavity to provide communication with the
cavity during a surgical procedure” (specification, page 1).
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