Ex Parte VARONA et al - Page 6

            Appeal No.  2003-1876                                                                             
            Application No. 09/209,044                                                                        
                                               CONCLUSION                                                     
                   The rejection of claims 1-7, 9, 10 and 19-20 under  35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as                  
            unpatentable over the combination of Kobayashi and either Grossman or Warchol; and                
            claims 11-18 and 21-32 under  35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over the combination             
            of Kobayashi, Chen and either Grossman or Warchol are reversed.                                   


                                                REVERSED                                                      


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                                CHUNG K. PAK                           )                                      
                                Administrative Patent Judge            )                                      
                                                                       )                                      
                                                                       )                                      
                                                                       ) BOARD OF PATENT                      
                                JEFFREY T. SMITH                       )        APPEALS                       
                                Administrative Patent Judge            )            AND                       
                                                                       )  INTERFERENCES                       
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                                                                       )                                      
                                BEVERLY A. PAWLIKOWSKI                 )                                      
                                Administrative Patent Judge            )                                      




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