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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex Parte ROBERT J. O’DONNELL, CHRISTOPHER C. CHANG
and JOHN E. DAUGHERTY
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Appeal No. 2004-0421
Application No. 09/749,923
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ON BRIEF
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Before, KRATZ, DELMENDO and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent
Judges.
JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
Applicants appeal the decision of the Primary Examiner finally rejecting claims
12 to 27 and 30.1 We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134.2
1 Claims 28 and 29 stand objected to as depending on a rejected base claim. (Answer,
p. 3).
2 In rendering this decision, we have considered Appellants’ arguments presented in the
Brief filed November 18, 2002 and the Reply Brief filed March 24, 2003.
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