The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES Ex parte Joerg G. Birkmayer Appeal No. 2003-1804 Application No. 09/896,209 ON BRIEF Before McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and SCHAFER and GRON, Administrative Patent Judges. GRON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL UNDER 35 U.S.C. § 134 This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from an examiner’s final rejection of Claims 1-33 which are all the claims pending in U.S. Application No.09/896,209, filed June 29, 2001. -1–Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007