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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte CHRISTOPHER WARD,
and ROBERT NORMAN HURST
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Appeal No. 2003-1373
Application No. 09/430,631
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and MACDONALD, Administrative Patent
Judges.
HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through
7, 10, 11, 13 through 16, 18 through 22, 24 and 25. Claims 8, 9,
12, 17, 23 and 26 are objected to as being dependent upon rejected
base claims, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent
form including all of the limitations of the base claims and any
intervening claims.
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