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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte LAWRENCE KWONG LAM
and TIMOTHY EDWIN VAN ECK
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Appeal No. 2003-2106
Application No. 09/604,662
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through
24.
The disclosed invention relates to waveguides in an
interferometer that are electrooptically modulated by at least two
electrical signals.
Claims 1 and 20 are illustrative of the claimed invention, and
they read as follows:
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