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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 32
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JONATHAN R.MERRIL, PETER A. MANGIAFICO,
RITA ROY, PAUL MCGUIRE
and TORSTEN KOEHLER
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Appeal No. 2003-1858
Application No. 09/073,8711
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HEARD: FEBRUARY 19, 2004
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Before JERRY SMITH, BARRY and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.
SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the Examiner’s final
rejection of claims 51 and 55-68. Claims 1-50 have been
cancelled and claims 52-54 have been objected to by the Examiner
who has indicated their allowability if rewritten in independent
form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any
intervening claims.
1 Application for patent filed May 7, 1998.
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