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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ADEL KAFRAWY and FIDELIS C. ONWUMERE
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Appeal No. 2004-0479
Application No. 09/780,864
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ON BRIEF
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Before ABRAMS, HAIRSTON, and FLEMING, Administrative Patent
Judges.
FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of
claims 18-25. Claims 1-17 have been canceled.
INVENTION
Appellants' invention relates to an intravenous catheter
assembly (56), which includes a hollow hub (42), a catheter (50),
and a needle (82). See specification, page 6, lines 10-16; page
12, line 14 to page 13, line 6; and Figs. 3-5. The catheter (50)
has a length of at least 12 mm (see TABLE on page 13 of
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