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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 72
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte GERARD JOCHEM
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Appeal No. 2003-1529
Application No. 08/499,442
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HEARD: December 9, 2003
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Before GARRIS, WALTZ, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent
Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s
final rejection of claims 3 through 8, 17 and 20 through 26.1
The only other claims remaining in this application are claims 9
through 12, with the examiner indicating that claims 9 through 11
are allowed and claim 12 is objected to as depending on a rejected
1Appellant’s amendment subsequent to the final rejection
dated Sept. 12, 2001, Paper No. 53, was refused entry by the
examiner (see the amendment dated May 1, 2002, Paper No. 58,
refused entry as per the Advisory Action dated May 16, 2002,
Paper No. 59).
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